English Explanatory Dictionary

viperfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Chauliodus of deepwater fishes, fierce predators with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.

Word forms

viperfish viperfishes

Etymology

From viper + fish.

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