[frawst-fish, frost-] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | either of two North American fishes, the tomcod of the Atlantic Ocean or the round whitefish, that appear when frost sets in. |
| 2. | cutlassfish. |
[kuht-luhs-fish] ) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth. |
| frost·fish (frôst'fĭsh', frŏst'-) n. pl. frostfish or frost·fish·es Any of several North American fishes, especially the tamcod, that appear during the fall frost season. |