butterfish in English dictionary

  • butterfish

    Meanings and definitions of "butterfish"

    • Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
    • noun
      Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially
    • fishery related term
    • noun
      any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
    • noun
      slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters
    • noun
      small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines

    Synonyms of "butterfish" in English dictionary

    percoid, Pholis gunnellus, rock gunnel are the top synonyms of "butterfish" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of butterfish

    • butterfish ( plural  butterfish or butterfishes)
    • butterfish (plural butterfish or butterfishes)

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