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dealfish

[ deel-fish ]
/ ˈdilˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural deal·fish·es, (especially collectively) deal·fish.
a ribbonfish, especially Trachipterus arcticus.
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Origin of dealfish

First recorded in 1835–45; deal2 + fish

Words nearby dealfish

deal breaker, dealcoholize, dealer, dealer's choice, dealership, dealfish, deal in, dealing, dealing box, dealings, dealmaker
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British Dictionary definitions for dealfish

dealfish
/ (ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any deep-sea teleost fish of the genus Trachipterus, esp T. arcticus, related to the ribbonfishes and having a very long tapelike body and a fan-shaped tail fin
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