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noun
A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
very large deep-water snake mackerel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ruvettus pretiosus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gempylid
History
From oil + fish.
