Associations to the word «Threadfish»

Wiktionary

THREADFISH, noun. The cutlassfish.
THREADFISH, noun. A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus or Caranx crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.

Dictionary definition

THREADFISH, noun. Fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley