"oilfish" meaning in All languages combined

See oilfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: oilfishes [plural], oilfish [plural]
Etymology: From oil + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|oil|fish}} oil + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|oilfish}} oilfish (plural oilfishes or oilfish)
  1. A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils. Wikipedia link: oilfish Categories (lifeform): Scombroids
    Sense id: en-oilfish-en-noun-HyIbLgn- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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