archerfish

A fish, the Toxotes jacua tor, which shoots water at its prey. It is found in the East Indian and Polynesian seas. arch-er-ě , s. [Eng. archer; -e .] A female archer. "The swiftest and the keenest shaft that is, In all my quiver I do select; to thee I recommend it, O archere eternal!" Fanshawe Past. Fid., p. 143.