cutlassfish

cutlassfish
cutlass fish cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo["o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called also {frostfish}, {saber fish}, {silver eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}; also, several related members of the genus {Trichiurus}. It is closely related to snake mackerel.

Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


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  • cutlassfish — [kut′ləsfish΄] n. pl. cutlassfish or cutlassfishes (see FISH) any of a family (Trichiuridae) of very long, thin percoid fishes with a wide mouth and sharp, pointed teeth, found near the surface in tropical seas: also written cutlass fish …   English World dictionary

  • cutlassfish — /kut leuhs fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) cutlassfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) cutlassfishes. any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth. Also called frostfish. [1880 85; CUTLASS …   Universalium

  • Cutlassfish — Trichiuridae silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus Scientific classification Kin …   Wikipedia

  • cutlassfish — noun long bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel • Syn: ↑frost fish, ↑hairtail • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Largehead hairtail — Taxobox | image width = 250px name = Largehead hairtail regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata class = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Trichiuridae genus = Trichiurus species = T. lepturus binomial = Trichiurus lepturus binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • cutlass fish — cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frostfish — cutlass fish cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saber fish — cutlass fish cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • silver eel — cutlass fish cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swordfish — cutlass fish cutlass fish, cutlassfish cutlassfish . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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