[ noun ] bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins <noun.animal>
Batfish \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The {Malthe vespertilio} of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus spinarella}). (c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis Californicus}.)