wolffish

wolffish
noun
1. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
Syn: ↑wolf fish, ↑catfish
Hypernyms: ↑blennioid fish, ↑blennioid
Member Holonyms: ↑Anarhichas, ↑genus Anarhichas
2. large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
Syn: ↑lancetfish, ↑lancet fish
Hypernyms: ↑soft-finned fish, ↑malacopterygian
Member Holonyms: ↑Alepisaurus, ↑genus Alepisaurus

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