Definitions for ribbonfishˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rib•bon•fishˈrɪb ənˌfɪʃ(n.)(pl.)-fish; -fish•es.
any of several marine fishes of the family Trachipteridae, with a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of ribbonfish:
1785–95
Princeton's WordNet
oarfish, king of the herring, ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne(noun)
thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
ribbonfish(noun)
marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body
Wiktionary
ribbonfish(Noun)
Any of several lampriform fish, of the genus Trachipterus, having long, ribbon-like bodies
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