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cutlassfish

Definitions

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

  • noun Any of several marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus and other genera of the family Trichiuridae, having a long, ribbonlike body and sharp teeth.

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  • noun A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel

Etymologies

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cutlass +‎ fish

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Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. percoid
  2. percoid fish
  3. percoidean

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  • bilby commented on the word cutlassfish

    Swordfish v cutlassfish, who wins?

    September 17, 2021