A creature that resembles both a crab and a fish, or a specific marine creature with characteristics of both arthropods and fish.
Compound noun from 'crab' plus 'fish,' combining the names of two distinct animal groups. May refer to various marine creatures that blur taxonomic categories.
Words like 'crabfish' remind us that animal names often come before scientific classification—people noticed creatures that seemed to mix traits, and nature actually does have creatures that blur categories in fascinating ways.
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