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Definition of "lancetfish" []

  • A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth. (noun)

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Use "lancetfish" in a sentence
  • "All kinds of weird species (like the lancetfish shown) wash up on Oregon's beaches."
  • "Speaking of terrifying, a longnose lancetfish recently washed ashore in the state of Washington."
  • "DSL species rise at night-some to waters as shallow as 30 feet deep-for a variety of reasons: Some are avoiding the daytime surface hunters; others are avoiding the nocturnal hunters of the DSL who don't rise (like lancetfish); still others are saving energy by spending their days in a sleeplike state prompted by the frigid waters."