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ragfish

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[rag-fish] / ˈrægˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

ragfish,

plural

ragfishes

  1. a deep-sea fish of the family Icosteidae, inhabiting the North Pacific, having a very flexible body owing to its soft, highly cartilaginous skeleton.

Etymology

Origin of ragfish

rag 1 + fish

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