oilfish

Meanings

Plural: oilfish, oilfishes

Noun

very large deep-water snake mackerel
A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.

Origin / Etymology

From oil + fish.

Synonyms

Ruvettus pretiosus

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