TONGUEFISH Definition & Meaning

tonguefish

[ tuhng-fish ]

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plural (especially collectively) tonguefish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tonguefishes.

any of several flatfishes of the family Cynoglossidae, having the tail tapered to a point.

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First recorded in 1645–55; tongue + fish

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