HyperDic: wolffish

English > 2 senses of the word wolffish:
NOUNanimalwolffish, wolf fish, catfishlarge ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
animalwolffish, lancetfish, lancet fishlarge elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
English > wolffish: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins.
Synonymswolf fish, catfish
Member ofAnarhichas, genus Anarhichastype genus of the Anarhichadidae
Broaderblennioid fish, blennioidelongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
Spanishbarbo
Catalanbarb caní
English > wolffish: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaninglarge elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail.
Synonymslancetfish, lancet fish
Member ofAlepisaurus, genus Alepisaurusslender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes
Broadersoft-finned fish, malacopterygianAny fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
Spanishalepisauridae, lanzón

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