- Oarfish
- Oarfish Oar"fish` ([=o]r"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The ribbon fish. [1913 Webster]
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Oarfish
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Oarfish — King of herrings Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
oarfish — [ôr′fish΄] n. pl. oarfish or oarfishes (see FISH) any of a family (Regalecidae, order Lampriformes) of large, long, narrow, deep sea bony fishes having a fin along the length of the back and a manelike crest behind the head: some reach a length… … English World dictionary
oarfish — /awr fish , ohr /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) oarfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) oarfishes. any long, ribbon shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine… … Universalium
oarfish — /ˈɔfɪʃ/ (say awfish) noun (plural oarfish or oarfishes) a marine fish, Regalecus glesne, of temperate seas, having a long, compressed, tape like body up to 9 metres in length, a dorsal fin running the whole length of the body, and red tipped rays …
oarfish — noun Date: 1860 a marine bony fish (Regalecus glesne) of subtropical waters with a narrow soft body from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) long, a red dorsal fin running the entire length of the body, and red tipped anterior rays rising above the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oarfish — noun a large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae … Wiktionary
oarfish — əʊfɪʃ n. long thin silvery fish with a bright red back fin (from the family Regalecidae) … English contemporary dictionary
oarfish — noun (plural same or oarfishes) a very long, narrow silvery fish of the deep ocean. [Regalecus glesne.] … English new terms dictionary
oarfish — oar•fish [[t]ˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr [/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich any long, ribbon shaped, deep sea fish of the genus Regalecus, having a fin along the back that rises to a crest: up to 30 ft. (9 m) long • … From formal English to slang
oarfish — n. a ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne … Useful english dictionary
