cutlassfish

9.9

A long thin sea fish with a shiny body and sharp teeth

noun
/ˈkʌtləsˌfɪʃ/

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The cutlassfish is easily recognized by its shiny, elongated body and formidable teeth.

Examples

Fishermen off the coast of Japan often catch cutlassfish due to their abundance in local waters.
A school of cutlassfish was seen swimming near the surface just before sunset.
Look at that cutlassfish!
The cutlassfish swam gracefully through the water.
A school of cutlassfish was seen swimming near the surface just before sunset.
Fishermen off the coast of Japan often catch cutlassfish due to their abundance in local waters.
The cutlassfish is easily recognized by its shiny, elongated body and formidable teeth.

Synonyms

frost fish

vscutlassfish

Australian

9.9

A long thin sea fish with no scales and sharp teeth that lives in deep water

is the same species but used as a different common name

hairtail

vscutlassfish

Specialized

9.6

A long thin sea fish with shiny skin and sharp teeth

is the same species but used as a different common name

How Long

oarfish

1 9.9

whale shark

6 3.5

cutlassfish

9.9

mackerel

9 3.3

sardine

60 1.3

Surface Forms

cutlassfish singular

cutlassfishes plural

Morphology

cutlassfish = cutlass + fish (transparent) = cutlass + fish

A straightforward compound 'cutlass' + 'fish' where the fish is named for its cutlass-like shape, so the meaning is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Cutlassfish starts with cutlass, a word for a 'short curved sword', because the fish's long, shiny body and sharp teeth look like a blade. So the name helps you remember that this sea fish is long, thin, and sword-like.