'cutlassfish' definitions:
Definition of 'cutlassfish'
From: WordNet
noun
Long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel [syn: cutlassfish, frost fish, hairtail]
Definition of 'cutlassfish'
From: GCIDE
- cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
- 1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, {silver eel}, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related to snake mackerel.
- Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]