pearlfish

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noun

Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.

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Meanings

nounpearlfish (plural pearlfishes or pearlfish)

plural pearlfishes

  1. Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfound living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds

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Origin

From pearl + fish.

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Translations

Polish karap
  • karapany fish of the family Carapidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

pearlfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlfish

MLA

“pearlfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlfish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearlfish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearlfish.

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