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snipefish

snipefish

9.9
A small sea fish with a long thin snout that lives on the seabed
  • noun
  • /ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ/
translation icon : pez snipe
  • The snipefish uses its elongated snout to search for small prey in sandy seabeds.

Examples

  • Divers spotted a group of snipefish near the coral reef last summer.

  • Because of its delicate appearance, the snipefish is often admired by marine biologists.

  • The snipefish is known for its unique shape.

  • Have you ever seen a snipefish in the wild?

  • Divers spotted a group of snipefish near the coral reef last summer.

  • The snipefish uses its elongated snout to search for small prey in sandy seabeds.

  • Because of its delicate appearance, the snipefish is often admired by marine biologists.

Synonyms

bellows fish
vssnipefish
9.9

A small sea fish that lives on the bottom and has a long toothless snout

has the same meaning but serves as an alternative common name

Surface Forms

snipefish singular
snipefishes plural

Morphology

snipefish = snipe + fish (transparent) = snipe + fish

The compound literally combines 'snipe' and 'fish' to denote a fish with snipe-like features (notably a long snout), a relationship likely clear to learners.

Etymology

Snipefish comes from snipe, a small bird with a very long 'beak', and fish. Because the fish has a long, thin snout it uses to search the sea bottom for food, snipefish is a clear name for a small bottom fish with a long, beak-like snout.