Old Fourlegs
/ˌəʊl(d) ˈfɔːlɛɡz/informal
noun
(A nickname for) the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae.
Origin
1950s. From old + four + the plural of leg, with allusion to the former belief, later shown to be unfounded, that the fish walked on its four leg-like fins.
- record hop
- recording
- recording amplifier
- recording angel
- recording artist
- recording channel
- recording contract
- recording deal
- failed state
- failing
- faille
- failover
- fail-safe
- failure
- fain
- faint
- faint heart
- faint-hearted
- faint-heartedly
- faint-heartedness
- faint heart never won fair lady
- fainting fit
- faintly
- faintness
- fainéant