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oarfish

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′fish′, ōr′-)

Inflections of 'oarfish' (n):

oarfish: npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Oarfish are long, ribbon-shaped fish")

oarfishes: npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Oarfishes all belong to the Regalecidae family.")

oar•fish (ôr′fish′, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishany long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 ft. (9 m). Also called ribbonfish.

oar + fish 1855–60

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oarfish /ˈɔːˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)

a very long ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne, with long slender ventral fins

Etymology: 19th Century: referring to the flattened oarlike body

'oarfish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ribbonfish

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