archerfish
[ ahr-cher-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) ar·cher·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ar·cher·fish·es.
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British Dictionary definitions for archerfish
archerfish
/ (ˈɑːtʃəˌfɪʃ) /
nounplural -fish or -fishes
any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
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