oarfish

English

Etymology

oar +‎ fish

Noun

oarfish (plural oarfishes or oarfish)

A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.

Translations

fish of the family Regalecidae

Finnish: airokala
German: Riemenfisch (de) m

Italian: pesce remo m
Maori: matarua

See also

king of herrings

Further reading

oarfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Regalecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Regalecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

Faroish

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