THREADFISH

threadfish, thread-fish, Alectis ciliaris

(noun) fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Thread"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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