# batfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
2. Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

## Etymology
From bat + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/batfish