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Meaning of puppy-fish in English:

puppy-fish

noun

rare

  • 1An angel shark or monkfish (family Squatinidae).

  • 2Caribbean A kind of butterfish (family Stromateidae), perhaps a harvestfish (genus Peprilus).

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Day (1829–1889), military surgeon and ichthyologist.