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oarfish en · NOUN

Etymology

From oar + fish.

Meanings

1. A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.
   • 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. 2024 November 15, Dani Anguiano, “Second oarfish, mythical harbinger of doom, found washed up in California”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

giant oarfish

Relateds

paddlefish · king of herrings

Synonyms

doomsday fish

Translations (12)

nn sildekonge (fish of the family Regalecidae) · da sildekonge (fish of the family Regalecidae) · de Bandfisch (fish of the family Regalecidae) · mi matarua (fish of the family Regalecidae) · es pez remo (fish of the family Regalecidae) · nb sildekonge (fish of the family Regalecidae) · bg риба-гребло (fish of the family Regalecidae) · cmn 皇帶魚 /皇带鱼 (fish of the family Regalecidae) · de Riemenfisch (fish of the family Regalecidae) · bg гигантска херинга (fish of the family Regalecidae) · it pesce remo (fish of the family Regalecidae) · fi airokala (fish of the family Regalecidae)