Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus and other genera of the family Trichiuridae, having a long, ribbonlike body and sharp teeth.

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  • noun A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.

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  • noun long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel

Etymologies

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cutlass +‎ fish

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