goatfish

English

a goatfish (sense 1): note the barbels

a school of goatfish (sense 1), in this case yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)

a goatfish (sense 2)

Etymology

From goat +‎ fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

Noun

goatfish (plural goatfishes or goatfish)

2. Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.

   Synonyms: mullid, red mullet

   Hypernyms: fish < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

4. Alternative spelling of goat-fish (“mythical beast”).

   Hypernyms: chimera < creature

Hyponyms

• (fish in Mullidae): Mulloidichthys, Mullus, Parupeneus, Pseudupeneus, Upeneichthys, Upeneus - genera

Derived terms

• bicolor goatfish

Translations

fish of the family Mullidae

• Asturian: saramollete (ast), barbu (ast), roxu (ast)
• Basque: barbarin
• Catalan: moll (ca) m
• Finnish: mullo
• Galician: salmonete (gl) m, barbo (gl) m
• Italian: triglia (it) f
• Japanese: 比売知 (himeji)
• Mokilese: oapil
• Russian: султа́нка (ru) f (sultánka), барабу́лька (ru) f (barabúlʹka)

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• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} барбун m (barbun)
• Greek: ^{(please verify)} μπαρμπούνι (el) n (barmpoúni)

  Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} τρίγλη f (tríglē)

• Māori: ^{(please verify)} āhuruhuru, ^{(please verify)} rarahi
• Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} amarilis