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butterfish

but·ter·fish

UK/ˈbʌtəfɪʃ/ US/ˈbʌtəɹfɪʃ/ uncommon informal obsolete

noun

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2.

small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines

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Origin

From butter + fish.

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