threadfish

Definitions of threadfish
  1. noun
    fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins
    synonyms: Alectis ciliaris, thread-fish
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    type of:
    jack
    any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
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