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cutlassfish

American

[kuht-luhs-fish] / ˈkʌt ləsˌfɪʃ /

Or cutlass fish

noun

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

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noun

Etymology

Origin of cutlassfish

First recorded in 1880–85; cutlass + fish

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