"ribbonfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ribbonfishes [plural], ribbonfish [plural]
Etymology: ribbon + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ribbon|fish}} ribbon + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ribbonfish}} ribbonfish (plural ribbonfishes or ribbonfish)
  1. Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies. Wikipedia link: ribbonfish Categories (lifeform): Lampriform fish Translations (fish of the family Trachipteridae): faixa [feminine] (Catalan), lintvis [masculine] (Dutch), viikatekala (Finnish), taenia [feminine] (Latin)

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