icefish

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
  • The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).

Etymology

Compound from English ice (noun) + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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