oarfish

English

Regalecus glesne

Etymology

oar +‎ fish

Noun

oarfish (plural oarfishes or oarfish)

1. A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.

Derived terms

• giant oarfish

Translations

fish of the family Regalecidae

• Bulgarian: риба-гребло f (riba-greblo), гигантска херинга f (gigantska heringa)
• Danish: sildekonge c
• Finnish: airokala
• German: Riemenfisch (de) m
• Italian: pesce remo m
• Maori: matarua
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sildekonge m

  Nynorsk: sildekonge m

See also

• king of herrings
• paddlefish

Further reading

• oarfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Regalecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Regalecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Faroish