Definition of Ratfish

1. n. Same as Rat-tail.

Definition of Ratfish

1. Noun. A Pacific fish, ''Hydrolagus collei'', that has a long rat-like tail ¹

2. Noun. A chimaera ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ratfish

1. a marine fish [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Ratfish

1. Same as Rat-tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratfish

rateless
ratelessly
ratels
ratemeter
ratemeters
ratepayer
ratepayers
ratepayers group
ratepayers groups
ratepaying
rater
raters
rates
ratfink
ratfinks
ratfish (current term)
ratfishes
rath
rathe
rathel
rather
rather than
rathering
ratherish
rathest
rathite
rathole
ratholed
ratholes
ratholing

Literary usage of Ratfish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"Harvey, Denney, Marliave, and Bruecker (1986) have successfully immobilized small sharks and ratfish with this technique, while Harvey (1986) has used it to ..."

2. ... The Blood-vascular System of the Loricati, the Mailcheeked Fishes by William Fitch Allen (1905)
"This appears to be the normal arrangement among the Teleosts; while in the skate one trunk may supply several branchial arches, and in the ratfish ..."

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