Thread-fish (Noun)
Meaning
Fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A thread-fish was noticed in the deeper part of the ocean by the marine biologists who were on an expedition to discover new breeds of fish.
- The sailor told tales of a mystical creature resembling a thread-fish, believed to reside at great depths within the Pacific Ocean.
- Thread-fish have greatly elongated front rays on their dorsal and anal fins which give them an enormous appearance despite their otherwise puny body.
- The local fishermen caught a rare specimen of thread-fish off the coast, later handing it over to marine researchers for further analysis.
- The team of marine researchers were extremely fascinated by the unusual appearance of thread-fish and studied them for several months in their natural habitat.