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lancetfish

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lan⋅cet⋅fish

[lan-sit-fish, lahn-]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -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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