- oar-fish
- 'əʊfɪʃ n. long thin silvery fish with a bright red back fin (from the family Regalecidae)
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oar|fish — «AWR FIHSH, OHR », noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. a deep sea fish with a slender, tapelike body from 12 to 30 feet long. It has a long flat fin along the length of its body making it look somewhat like an oar, and was sometimes… … Useful english dictionary
oar fish — noun A ribbonfish (genus Regalecus) • • • Main Entry: ↑oar … Useful english dictionary
barrel fish — Rudder Rud der, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[=o][eth]er a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ] 1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black rudder fish — Rudder Rud der, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[=o][eth]er a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ] 1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rudder fish — Rudder Rud der, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[=o][eth]er a paddle; akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw. roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ] 1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spoon oar — Spoon Spoon, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp[ a]nn, sp[ o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oarfish — oar•fish [[t]ˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr [/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich any long, ribbon shaped, deep sea fish of the genus Regalecus, having a fin along the back that rises to a crest: up to 30 ft. (9 m) long • … From formal English to slang
oarfish — /awr fish , ohr /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) oarfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) oarfishes. any long, ribbon shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine… … Universalium
Oarfish — Oar fish ([=o]r f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The ribbon fish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea serpent — Sea ser pent 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine snake. See {Sea snake}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured. [1913 Webster] Note: Many accounts of sea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
