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- noun (Zoöl.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (
Trichiurus lepturus ) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called alsofrostfish ,saber fish ,silver eel , and, improperly,swordfish ; also, several related members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related to snake mackerel.
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