threadfish

English

Etymology

thread +‎ fish

Noun

threadfish (plural threadfishes or threadfish)

A cutlassfish (Trichiuridae).
Any of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.

References

“threadfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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