threadfish

English

Etymology

From thread +‎ fish.

Noun

threadfish (plural threadfishes or threadfish)

1. A cutlassfish (Trichiuridae).
2. Any of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.

References

• “threadfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.