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dealfish

[ deel-fish ]

noun

plural dealfishes, (especially collectively) dealfish.
  1. a ribbonfish, especially Trachipterus arcticus.


dealfish

/ ˈ徱ːˌɪʃ /

noun

  1. any deep-sea teleost fish of the genus Trachipterus, esp T. arcticus, related to the ribbonfishes and having a very long tapelike body and a fan-shaped tail fin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dealfish1

First recorded in 1835–45; deal 2 + fish
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Mediterranean dealfish: The species swims vertically and lets its nonfunctional tail fin drift behind.

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If the electric violet dome and delicate wisps of tissue look familiar, that is the point: the Mediterranean dealfish’s goal is to confuse prey into thinking it is a jellyfish.

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