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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.
2. 2
   long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

frost fishhairtail

Etymology

From cutlass + fish.

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