ratfish
[ rat-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) rat·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rat·fish·es.
a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California, having a ratlike tail.
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British Dictionary definitions for ratfish
ratfish
/ (ˈrætˌfɪʃ) /
nounplural -fish or -fishes
another name for rabbitfish (def. 1)
a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the North Pacific Ocean, which has a long narrow tail
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