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quillfish

American  
[kwil-fish] / ˈkwɪlˌfɪʃ /

noun

PLURAL

quillfishes

PLURAL

quillfish

  1. a fish, Ptilichthys goodei, of the Bering Sea, having an eellike body with long, many-rayed fins.

Etymology

Origin of quillfish

quill + fish

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