Noun: cornetfish kor'net,fish [N. Amer], 'kor-nit,fish [Brit]
- Slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales
"The cornetfish's elongated body allowed it to blend in with sea grass"
Derived forms: cornetfishes
Type of: teleost, teleost fish, teleostan
Part of: Fistularia, genus Fistularia
Encyclopedia: Cornetfish