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Look up: archerfish

  1. Archerfish
    The archerfish is a surface-living fish of the family Toxotidae, such as the genus Toxotes, native to South-East Asia and Australia. The archerfish grows to about 25 cm and is able to shoot down insects up to 1.5 m above the water by spitting a jet of water from its mouth.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. archerfish
    [n] - any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. archerfish
    Toxotes jaculatrix noun 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
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  4. Archerfish
    The `archerfish` (or `archer fish`) are a family (`Toxotidae`) of fish known for their habit of preying on insects and other small animals by shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths. A large lower jaw helps these fish to hunt. The family is a small one, consisting of seven species in the genus `Toxotes`; all occur in fresh, brackish, and marine waters from India to the Philippines, Australia, Louisiana and Polynesia. ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archerfish

  5. archerfish
    archerfish, laterally compressed fish, genus Toxotes, which catches insects by spitting at and disabling them. The archerfish has a groove in the roof of its mouth that forms a long narrow tube when the tongue is placed against it; the fish propels drops of water along the tube by compressing its gi...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08045


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