RIBBONFISH


Meaning of RIBBONFISH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ri-b ə n- ˌ fish

Function: noun

Date: circa 1798

: any of a family (Trachipteridae) of elongate greatly compressed marine bony fishes (as a dealfish) with a long ribbonlike dorsal fin arising from behind the head

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