2. marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ribbonfish
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a
red dorsal fin [syn: oarfish, king of the herring,
ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne]
2: marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body