RATTAIL FISH Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase rattail fish. (close relations)
Definition of RATTAIL FISH
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billfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth • giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw • slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters • elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters | ||||||||
garfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | ||||||||
halfbeak | nounn | |||||||
noun • tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw | ||||||||
needlefish | nounn | |||||||
noun • elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters • fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates | ||||||||
billfishes | nounn | |||||||
noun • Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw. • Other fish with elongated jaws: | ||||||||
grenadier | nounn | |||||||
noun • an infantryman equipped with grenades • deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail | ||||||||
rattail | nounn | |||||||
noun • deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail |