oarfish

English

Etymology

From oar +‎ fish.

Noun

oarfish (plural oarfishes or oarfish)

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

   Synonym: doomsday fish

   • 2024 November 15, Dani Anguiano, “Second oarfish, mythical harbinger of doom, found washed up in California”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     For the second time this year an oarfish, a rarely seen deep sea fish that has historically been considered a harbinger of doom, washed up on the California coastline.

Derived terms

• giant oarfish

Translations

fish of the family Regalecidae

Bulgarian: риба-гребло f (riba-greblo), гигантска херинга f (gigantska heringa) Danish: sildekonge c Finnish: airokala German: Riemenfisch (de) m, Bandfisch m Italian: pesce remo m Maori: matarua Norwegian: Bokmål: sildekonge m Nynorsk: sildekonge m Spanish: pez remo m

See also

• king of herrings
• paddlefish

Further reading

• oarfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Regalecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Regalecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Faroish