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noun
A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: frost fish, hairtail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percoid fish, percoid, percoidean
History
From cutlass + fish.
