Meanings
noundealfish (plural dealfishes or dealfish)
plural dealfishes · alternative deal-fish
- A deep-sea ribbonfish of species Trachipterus arcticus, from the North Atlantic,
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Origin
From deal (“a slice of sawn timber, plank”) + fish, due to its resemblance.
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APA
dealfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealfish
MLA
“dealfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dealfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealfish.
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