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单词 dragonfish
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dragonfish in American English

(ˈdræɡənˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural esp collectively -fish, esp referring to two or more kinds or species -fishes
1. 
any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures
2.  Also called: seamoth
any fish of the family Pegasidae, of tropical Indo-Pacific waters, having armor of bony rings and large, horizontal, fanlike pectoral fins
Word origin
[1685–95; dragon + fish]

Examples of 'dragonfish' in a sentence
dragonfish

Take the loosejaw dragonfish, which emits from beneath its eyes beams of red light invisible to its prey.Like land-based versions of dragonfish, they use this private wavelength to ambush myopic prey like tiny poachers in night-vision goggles.

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