Definition of rabbitfish in English:
rabbitfish
nounPlural rabbitfishes ˈrabɪtfɪʃˈræbɪtˌfɪʃ
1A ratfish found in the north-eastern Atlantic and around South Africa.
Chimaera monstrosa, family Chimaeridae
Also called rat-tail
Example sentencesExamples
- Large schools of rabbitfish and Sergeant Majors seeking a handout provide guaranteed excitement for snorkellers.
- Throughout the ferry, nudibranchs, groupers, puffers, and wrasses had taken up residence along with juvenile barracuda, fusiliers and rabbitfish.
- But I also remember being amazed by the lush underwater scene and taking home happy memories of rabbitfish snacking on our bubbles as they escorted us around the house reef.
- As discussed in physical description above, rabbitfishes lose their color at nightfall and may also change color if threatened.
2A fish with a blunt snout and rabbit-like jaws, found in inshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, especially around reefs.
Family Siganidae: several genera and species, in particular Siganus oramin
Example sentencesExamples
- Smaller shoals of zooplanktivores, such as rabbitfishes and the juvenile forms of many other reef species, are also found hovering above and around coral reefs.
- Siganids get their common name, rabbitfishes, from their peaceful temperament, rounded blunt snout, and rabbit-like appearance of the jaws.
Definition of rabbitfish in US English:
rabbitfish
nounˈrabitˌfiSHˈræbɪtˌfɪʃ
A blunt-nosed chimaera with rodent-like front teeth and a long thin tail, found in the northeastern Atlantic and around South Africa.
Chimaera monstrosa, family Chimaeridae
Also called ratfish, rat-tail
Example sentencesExamples
- Large schools of rabbitfish and Sergeant Majors seeking a handout provide guaranteed excitement for snorkellers.
- But I also remember being amazed by the lush underwater scene and taking home happy memories of rabbitfish snacking on our bubbles as they escorted us around the house reef.
- As discussed in physical description above, rabbitfishes lose their color at nightfall and may also change color if threatened.
- Throughout the ferry, nudibranchs, groupers, puffers, and wrasses had taken up residence along with juvenile barracuda, fusiliers and rabbitfish.