Definitions for wolffish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wolffish, wolf fish, catfish(noun)

    large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

  2. lancetfish, lancet fish, wolffish(noun)

    large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail

Wiktionary

  1. wolffish(Noun)

    Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.

  2. Origin: From wolf + fish.


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