threadfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thred′fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
thread•fish  (thred′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishany of several jacks of the genus Alectis, esp. A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
  • thread + fish 1835–45


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