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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.
2. 2
   very large deep-water snake mackerel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ruvettus pretiosus

Etymology

From oil + fish.

Related phrases

Baikal oilfishsnake mackerel

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