OPSANUS TAU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Opsanus tau mean? 

• OPSANUS TAU (noun)
  The noun OPSANUS TAU has 1 sense:

1. bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

  Familiarity information: OPSANUS TAU used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPSANUS TAU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Opsanus tau; toadfish

Hypernyms ("Opsanus tau" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Opsanus tau"):

oyster-fish; oyster fish; oysterfish (a variety of toadfish)

Holonyms ("Opsanus tau" is a member of...):

Batrachoididae; family Batrachoididae (toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes)