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    LANCETFISH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sailplay

    Synonyms:

    lancet fish; lancetfish; wolffish

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("lancetfish" is a kind of...):

    malacopterygian; soft-finned fish (any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii)

    Holonyms ("lancetfish" is a member of...):

    Alepisaurus; genus Alepisaurus (slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes)

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