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jawfish

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
jawfish /ˈjôˌfiSH, ˈdʒɔˌfɪʃ /
▸ noun
(plural same or jawfishes)
a small fish with very large jaws which lives in shallow tropical seas. It often inhabits a burrow in the sand, the walls of which are lined with pieces of shell and stone.
Family Opistognathidae: several genera and species.