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Noun: horsehead  'hors,hed
  1. Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
    "Horsehead fish are easily recognized by their distinctive flat profile";
    - moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnis

Derived forms: horseheads

Type of: carangid, carangid fish

Encyclopedia: Horsehead, New York