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noun
any of several long-snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family Callorhynchidae (Chimaeridae), inhabiting deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
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Origin of elephant fish
First recorded in 1765â75
Words nearby elephant fish
elepaio, elephant, elephant bird, Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa
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British Dictionary definitions for elephant fish
elephant fish
noun
a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunkAlso called: reperepe
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