elephant fish

noun

1. any of several long-snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family Callorhynchidae (Chimaeridae), inhabiting deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

elephant fish

noun

1. a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii , of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk Also calledreperepe

Word History and Origins

Origin of elephant fish¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

They also refused some elephant fish, both raw and dressed, which we offered to them.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of them were of that sort known to seamen by the name of elephant fish.

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