# handfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.

## Etymology
From hand + fish.

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