• A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chaetodon rostratus.
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any of five species of Indo-Pacific fishes of the family Toxotidae (order Perciformes) noted for their ability to knock their insect prey off ... [1 related articles]
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Arch'er fish` (Zoology) A small fish (
Toxotes jaculator ), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to
Chætodon rostratus .
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