definitions

cutlassfish

or cut·lass fish

[ kuht-luh s-fish ]
/ ˈkʌt ləsˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) cut·lass·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cut·lass·fish·es.

any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.

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Nearby words

cutis vera, cutis verticis gyrata, cutisector, cutlass, cutlass fish, cutlassfish, cutler, cutlery, cutlet, cutline, cutlips minnow

Origin of cutlassfish

First recorded in 1880–85; cutlass + fish
Also called frostfish.
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British Dictionary definitions for cutlass fish

cutlass fish

noun

US another name for hairtail
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