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razorfish

American

[rey-zer-fish] / ˈreɪ zərˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula pearly razorfish, of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.

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noun

Etymology

Origin of razorfish

First recorded in 1595–1605; razor + fish

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Garden eels gracefully bob their heads in and out of hidy-holes in the sand, in a ballet partnered with slinky razorfish.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2010

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