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rat⋅fish
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ˈrætˌfɪʃ
/
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–noun,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
-fish,
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
-fish⋅es.
a chimaera,
Hydrolagus colliei,
of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Lower California, having a ratlike tail.
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Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism
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fish
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rat·fish
(rāt'fĭsh')
n.
pl.
ratfish
or
rat·fish·es
A fish
(Hydrolagus collei)
of Pacific waters, having a long narrow tail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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