elephant fish


noun
  1. any of several long-snouted fishes belonging to the genus Callorhyncus, of the family Callorhynchidae (Chimaeridae), inhabiting deep waters of the Southern Hemisphere.

Origin of elephant fish

1
First recorded in 1765–75

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British Dictionary definitions for elephant fish

elephant fish

noun
  1. a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk: Also called: reperepe

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