/ Dictionary / Index S snailfish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: snail•fish Pronunciation: (snāl'fish"), [key] — pl. -fish, -fish•es. any of several elongate, smooth-skinned fishes of the family Liparididae, inhabiting cold seas, having the ventral fins modified to form a sucking disk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: snailfish (Thesaurus) snail fever snailflower Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language