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wolf fish

Definition of wolf fish

noun

  • a large long-bodied marine fish with a long-based dorsal fin and sharp doglike teeth, which lives in deep waters of the northern hemisphere. Also called catfish, sea wolf.
    • Family Anarhichadidae: several genera and species, including the edible Anarhichas lupus

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