oarfish
oarfish · oarfishes · oarfish
Riemenfisch, Bandfisch
A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family RegalecidaeA large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.
Meaning
1 sensesA large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.
Riemenfisch, Bandfisch
More definitions
- thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
fish of the family Regalecidae:
Origin
From oar + fish.From oar + fish.
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Forms
plural: oarfishes / oarfishSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin:king of the herringribbonfishRegalecus glesne
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpaddlefish
Derivedgiant oarfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular