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pearlfish
[ purl-fish ]
noun
, plural pearl·fish·es, (especially collectively) pearl·fish.
- any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pearlfish1
First recorded in 1585–95; pearl oyster + fish
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