ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : any of several fishes of the genus Regalecus that have narrow soft delicate bodies ranging from 20 to 30 feet in length, a dorsal fin running the entire length of the body with red-tipped anterior rays rising above the head, and ventral fins reduced to long filaments, that lack a caudal fin, and that are found off the coasts of Europe and Asia and the Pacific coast of America
2. : a fish of the family Lophotidae that resembles the oarfish