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Long, ribbon-shaped swimmer
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oarfish
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Word definitions for oarfish in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin [syn: king of the herring , ribbonfish , Regalecus glesne ] [also: oarfishes (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oarfish \Oar"fish`\ ([=o]r"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The ribbon fish.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae . Found in all temperate to tropical oceans yet rarely seen, the oarfish family contains four species in two genera . One of these, the giant oarfish ...
Usage examples of oarfish.
Sentya, standing by the table with two bowls of steaming oarfish chowder.
It dangled into the pit below, investigated, perhaps, by the oarfish and huge-mouthed eels that frequented that depth.
If I say Bigfoot, you get the lunatic end of the spectrum, but giant squid, oarfish that bask on the surface of the water, monster turtles that walk up onto the beaches, that was my scene.