wreckfish
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of wreckfish
1875–80; wreck + fish ( def. )
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As the sharks tear the 8-foot swordfish apart, a large bony fish known as a wreckfish creeps out from behind the researchers' remotely controlled vehicle and grabs a shark in its mouth.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019
The wreckfish “demonstrated the ability of large predatory fishes to feed on smaller sharks,” wrote Peter Auster, a senior research scientist at the Mystic Aquarium and research emeritus professor at the University of Connecticut.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019
“The wreckfish appears unable to feed on the swordfish directly itself, but by joining the sharks, it was able to feed on an animal that was.”
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2019
Visitors to the aquarium set off on a grand, circumnavigable tour around the world's oceans, past sharks, bluefish, wreckfish and more.
From Time Magazine Archive
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