"viperfish" meaning in All languages combined

See viperfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: viperfishes [plural], viperfish [plural]
Etymology: viper + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|viper|fish}} viper + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|viperfish}} viperfish (plural viperfishes or viperfish)
  1. Any of the genus Chauliodus of deepwater fishes, fierce predators with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters. Wikipedia link: viperfish Categories (lifeform): Fish Translations (Translations): poisson-vipère [masculine] (French)

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