lizardfish

[ liz-erd-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) liz·ard·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) liz·ard·fish·es.

1. any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lizardfish¹

First recorded in 1745–55; lizard + fish