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beardfish

[beerd-fish]

noun

plural

beardfish 
,

plural

beardfishes .
  1. any of several bottom-dwelling fishes of the family Polymyxiidae (single genusPolymixia ), found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans: named for the distinct pair of long barbels under the chin.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beardfish1

First recorded in 1870–75; shortening of bearded fish

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