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ALL meanings of oarfish

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  • noun oarfish A very long, narrow, silvery marine fish of deep water, with a deep red dorsal fin running the length of the body. 1
  • noun plural oarfish any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters). 1
  • noun oarfish a very long ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne, with long slender ventral fins 0
  • noun oarfish any of a family (Regalecidae, order Lampriformes) of large, long, narrow, deep-sea bony fishes having a fin along the length of the back and a manelike crest behind the head: some reach a length of 9m (c. 29.5 ft) and are responsible for many reports of sea serpents 0
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