lancet-fish

lan·cet·fish

[lan-sit-fish, lahn-]
noun, plural ( especially collectively ) lan·cet·fish ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) lan·cet·fish·es.
any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.

Origin:
1830–40; lancet + fish

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lancetfish

noun
large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail 
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