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Threadfish

Threadfish Meaning & Definition
Threadfish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Threadfish?

[n] fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins

Synonyms | Synonyms for Threadfish: Alectis ciliaris

Related Terms | Find terms related to Threadfish:

See Also | Alectis | genus Alectis | jack

Threadfish In Webster's Dictionary

\Thread"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (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.

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