Butterfish Definition

butterfish
noun
  1. any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin
  2. small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
  3. slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters

"Butterfish" in song lyrics

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  • "origin of a butterfish"
    AOL — AOL

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