Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
snake-fish is a noun meaning "tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide". It carries one recorded sense.
tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for snake-fish come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.