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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several predatory deep-sea fishes of the genus Chauliodus, having a slender body and a large head with fanglike teeth.

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  • noun A deepwater fish of the genus Chauliodus, a fierce predator with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.

Etymologies

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viper +‎ fish

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Examples

  • To notice that this is the color green on a pheasant's head; or, this is what a viperfish a viperfish! looks like when my nose is an inch away from its teeth.

    natural history Megan Kurashige 2010

  • To notice that this is the color green on a pheasant's head; or, this is what a viperfish a viperfish! looks like when my nose is an inch away from its teeth.

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  • My 3 yo son is crazy about deep sea fishes like fangtooth, gulper eel, viperfish etc.

    Toys toys toys Darren Naish 2006

  • For anyone trying to obtain deep-sea fish toys, as of November 2008 a few (viperfish, barrel-eye fish and deep-sea angler) are being stocked by tapir. com.

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  • April 22, 2008 at 1:03 pm tunafishy up-side-down kettehfish viperfish

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  • But then Beebe sees this big ripping viperfish, and people start thinking hey, maybe we only caught little ones because all the big ones could outswim the trawls.

    Starfish 1999

  • "Now, viperfish, they're not supposed to get any bigger than the one you just saw," Jarvis remarks.

    Starfish 1999

  • The manylight viperfish -- Latin name 'Chauliodus sloani' -- earned itself the title of

    Zee News : India National 2010

  • Scientists from the Queensland Brain Institute also got pictures of the bizarre hatchetfish and the creepy viperfish, which has a set of long, needle-like teeth and a light it uses to attract prey.

    HomePage - The Sun 2010

  • #sanbrunoless than a minute ago via mobile webRolf Scapula viperfish

    San Bruno fire Twitter reactions 2010

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