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snailfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(snāl′fish′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

snail•fish (snāl′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishany of several elongate, smooth-skinned fishes of the family Liparididae, inhabiting cold seas, having the ventral fins modified to form a sucking disk.

snail + fish 1830–40

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