cutlassfish

/ˈkʌtləsˌfɪʃ/
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Definitions of cutlassfish
  1. noun
    long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
    synonyms: frost fish, hairtail
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    type of:
    percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
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