cutlassfish

cutlassfish
    n 1: long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless
         body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
         [syn: {cutlassfish}, {frost fish}, {hairtail}]
    

cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
   1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus
      lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies,
      having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike
      teeth; -- called also {frostfish}, {saber fish}, {silver
      eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}; also, several related
      members of the genus {Trichiurus}. It is closely related
      to snake mackerel.

   Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]