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Noun: archerfish  'aa(r)-chur,fish
  1. Any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
    "The archerfish's ability to shoot down insects with jets of water is a remarkable hunting technique";
    - Toxotes jaculatrix

Derived forms: archerfishes

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: genus Toxotes, Toxotes

Encyclopedia: Archerfish