"ratfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratfishes [plural], ratfish [plural]
Etymology: From rat + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rat|fish}} rat + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ratfish}} ratfish (plural ratfishes or ratfish)
  1. A fish of any of the species in family Chimaeridae. Categories (lifeform): Chimaeras (fish)
    Sense id: en-ratfish-en-noun-CKnXvaJb Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 40 40 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 49 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 4
  2. A fish of any of the species in family Chimaeridae.
    A Pacific fish, Hydrolagus colliei, that has a long rat-like tail
    Categories (lifeform): Chimaeras (fish)
    Sense id: en-ratfish-en-noun-I-tGJCtj Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 40 40 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 49 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 48 4
  3. A chimaera Categories (lifeform): Chimaeras (fish)
    Sense id: en-ratfish-en-noun-~g2Wj95s Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 40 40 20

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