Words Like BUTTERFISH

We have put together a list of words that are similar to BUTTERFISH.

7 Alternative Words Similar to butterfish

1 Stromateid Noun Synonym Words Like Stromateid

2 Gunnel Noun Synonym Words Like Gunnel

3 Driftfish Noun Hyponym

4 Dollarfish Noun Hyponym

5 Palometa Noun Hyponym Words Like Palometa

6 Harvestfish Noun Hyponym

7 Barrelfish Noun Hyponym

10 definitions of butterfish

1 A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.

2 any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin

3 slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters

4 small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines

5 A marine food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the North American Atlantic coast, having a flattened body.

6 Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the moonfish and gunnel.

7 A name given to various fishes and other marine animals having a smooth and unctuous surface like butter.

8 A fish of the genus Murœnoides, especially M. gunnellus.

9 A serranoid fish, Enneacentrus punctatus. Also called nigger-fish.

10 Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially

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