/woolf"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) wolffish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) wolffishes .
1. any large fish of the genus Anarhichas, as A. lupus of the northern Atlantic, allied to the blenny and noted for its ferocious appearance and habits.
2. lancetfish.
[ 1560-70; WOLF + FISH ]