oilfish

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noun

A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.

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Meanings

nounoilfish (plural oilfishes or oilfish)

plural oilfishes

  1. A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvery large deep-water snake mackerel

Similar
Ruvettus pretiosus
Broader
gempylid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oil + fish.

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APA

oilfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilfish

MLA

“oilfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oilfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilfish.

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