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单词 dealfish
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Definition of dealfish in English:

dealfish

nounPlural dealfishesˈdɪəlfɪʃ
  • A long, slender silvery fish with a dorsal fin running the length of the body, living in the north-eastern Atlantic.

    Trachipterus arcticus, family Trachipteridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dealfish are deepwater fish that usually reside out of reach of the average fisherman and are therefore rarely encountered.
    • Dealfish live in the Western Indian Ocean around South Africa and in the Eastern Indian Ocean from southern Australia to New Zealand.
    • It was handed over to the marine aquarium at Macduff where staff reckoned it was either an oarfish or a dealfish.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from deal2 in the sense 'board' (with reference to its shape) + fish1.

 
 

Definition of dealfish in US English:

dealfish

nounˈdēlˌfiSH
  • A long, slender silvery fish with a dorsal fin running the length of the body, living in the northeastern Atlantic.

    Trachipterus arcticus, family Trachipteridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was handed over to the marine aquarium at Macduff where staff reckoned it was either an oarfish or a dealfish.
    • Dealfish live in the Western Indian Ocean around South Africa and in the Eastern Indian Ocean from southern Australia to New Zealand.
    • The dealfish are deepwater fish that usually reside out of reach of the average fisherman and are therefore rarely encountered.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from deal in the sense ‘board’ (with reference to its shape) + fish.

 
 
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