Cutlassfish

2 definitions found

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

  cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
     1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus
        lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies,
        having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike
        teeth; -- called also {frostfish}, {saber fish}, {silver
        eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}; also, several related


        members of the genus {Trichiurus}. It is closely related
        to snake mackerel.
  
     Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cutlassfish
       n : long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless
           body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
           [syn: {frost fish}, {hairtail}]