trichiurus lepturus

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trichiurus lepturus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hairtail \Hair"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
     Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp.,
     Trichiurus lepturus of Europe and America. They are long
     and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also
     bladefish.
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  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.
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  Bladefish \Blade"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A long, thin, marine fish of Europe (Trichiurus lepturus);
     the ribbon fish.
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