Archerfish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Toxotidae that spit drops of water at insects and prey on those knocked to the surface of the water.
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  • n. Any of the species of fish in the Toxotidae (toxotes) family, who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
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  • n. any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    percoid    percoid fish    percoidean   
    Variant
    archerfishes   
     
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