threadfish
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editthreadfish (plural threadfishes or threadfish)
- A cutlassfish (Trichiuridae).
- Any of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.
References
edit- “threadfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.