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goat·fish
(gōt′fĭsh′)n. pl. goatfish or goat·fish·es
Any of various fishes of the family Mullidae of warm seas, having two sensory barbels on the chin and usually a brightly colored body. Also called red mullet.
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goatfish
(ˈɡəʊtˌfɪʃ)n, pl -fish or -fishes
(Animals) the US name for red mullet
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goat•fish
(ˈgoʊtˌfɪʃ)n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish.
any tropical reef fish of the family Mullidae, with two barbels on the chin.
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Noun | 1. | goatfish - brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels mullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin genus Mullus, Mullus - type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes Mullus auratus, red goatfish - body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side Mulloidichthys martinicus, yellow goatfish - schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe |
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