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.

单词	dealfish
释义	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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