oar·fish (ôr f sh ,  r-)n. pl. oarfish or oar·fish·es A widely distributed marine fish (Regalecus glesne) having a slender silvery body up to 11 meters (36 feet) in length, a bright red dorsal fin along its entire length, and an undulating motion in swimming resembling that of a snake. |
oarfish [ˈɔːˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a very long ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne, with long slender ventral fins Also called king of the herrings
[referring to the flattened oarlike body]
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| Noun | 1. |  oarfish - thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal finmalacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii genus Regalecus, Reglaecus - type genus of the Regalecidae |
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