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.
Nearby words
- cutis vera,
- cutis verticis gyrata,
- cutisector,
- cutlass,
- cutlass fish,
- cutler,
- cutler, manasseh,
- cutlery,
- cutlet,
- cutline
Origin of cutlassfish
Also called frostfish.
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