'lancetfish' definitions:
Definition of 'lancetfish'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail [syn: lancetfish, lancet fish, wolffish]
Definition of 'lancetfish'
From: GCIDE
- lancetfish \lan"cet*fish`\, lancet fish \lan"cet fish`\n. (Zool.) A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth and a long saillike dorsal fin. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: lancet fish, wolffish. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The doctor, or surgeon fish. [1913 Webster]