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dealfish
deal·fish [ dl fìsh ] (plural deal·fish or deal·fish·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
thin deep-sea fish: a deep-sea fish with a long flat silvery body. Native to: northeastern Atlantic.  Genus Trachipterus.
[Mid-19th century. <deal2; because it resembles a thin plank]
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