"doomsday fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doomsday fishes [plural]
Etymology: Anecdotally linked to earthquakes and other natural disasters across Asia, in particular Japan. Head templates: {{en-noun}} doomsday fish (plural doomsday fishes)
  1. (informal) Synonym of oarfish Tags: informal Synonyms: oarfish [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-doomsday_fish-en-noun-V1XbVXX2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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