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Noun: snakefish  'sneyk,fish
  1. Tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
    "snakefish are ambush predators, often burying themselves in sand to surprise their prey";
    - lizardfish, snake-fish

Derived forms: snakefishes

Type of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish

Part of: family Synodontidae, Synodontidae

Encyclopedia: Snakefish