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ribbonfish
[
rib
-
uh
n-fish]
/ˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ/
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noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
ribbonfish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
ribbonfishes.
1.
any of several marine
fishes
of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
2.
any of several related
fishes
, as the oarfish.
3.
any of several unrelated but similar
fishes
, as the cutlassfish and jackknife-fish.
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Also called
snakefish
.
Origin of
ribbonfish
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1785-1795
First recorded in
1785-95;
ribbon
+
fish
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British Dictionary definitions for
ribbonfish
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ribbonfish
/
ˈrɪb
ə
nˌfɪʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-fish,
-fishes
1.
any of various soft-finned deep-sea teleost fishes, esp
Regalecus glesne
(see
oarfish
), that have an elongated compressed body. They are related to the opah and dealfishes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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ribbonfish
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