Oarfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oarfish \Oar"fish`\ ([=o]r"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
     The ribbon fish.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  oarfish
       n : thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a
           red dorsal fin [syn: {king of the herring}, {ribbonfish},
            {Regalecus glesne}]
       [also: {oarfishes} (pl)]