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Definitions for oarfishˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oar•fishˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr-(n.)(pl.)-fish; -fish•es.

  1. any long, ribbon-shaped, deep-sea fish of the genus Regalecus, having a fin along the back that rises to a crest: up to 30 ft. (9 m) long.

    Category: Ichthyology

Origin of oarfish:

1855–60

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oarfish, king of the herring, ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne(noun)

    thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin

Wiktionary

  1. oarfish(Noun)

    a large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae

Webster Dictionary

  1. Oarfish(noun)

    the ribbon fish

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