jackknife-fish

Definitions of jackknife-fish
  1. noun
    black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
    synonyms: Equetus lanceolatus
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    type of:
    drum, drumfish
    small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
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