LANCETFISH


Meaning of LANCETFISH in English

/lan"sit fish', lahn"-/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) lancetfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) lancetfishes .

any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.

[ 1830-40; LANCET + FISH ]

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