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dealfish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IY1 L F IH2 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A deep-sea ribbonfish of species Trachipterus arcticus, from the North Atlantic,

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

deep-sea ribbonfish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Trachipterus arcticus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ribbonfish

History

Etymology

From deal (“a slice of sawn timber, plank”) + fish, due to its resemblance.