pearlfish

[ purl-fish ]

/ ˈpɜrlˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural pearl·fish·es, (especially collectively) pearl·fish.

any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.

Nearby words

pearland, pearlash, pearler, pearlescent, pearleye, pearlfish, pearlite, pearlitic, pearlized, pearls, pearls before swine, cast not

Origin of pearlfish

First recorded in 1585–95; pearl¹ + fish

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