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deal⋅fish

  [deel-fish]
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–noun, plural -fish⋅es, (especially collectively) -fish.
a ribbonfish, esp. Trachipterus arcticus.
Origin:
1835–45; deal 2 + fish
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deal·fish   (dēl'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. dealfish or deal·fish·es
An Atlantic ribbonfish (Trachipterus arcticus) having a compressed, tapering, silvery body that can attain a length of 2.6 meters (8 1/2 feet).

[From deal2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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