Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An English gadoid fish, Phycis blennioides.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.
  • noun The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides); -- also called great forked beard.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head.
  • noun The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides).

Etymologies

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fork +‎ beard

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