pearlfish

[ purl-fish ]
/ ˈpɜrlˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural pearl·fish·es, (especially collectively) pearl·fish.

any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.

Origin of pearlfish

First recorded in 1585–95; pearl1 + fish

Words nearby pearlfish

pearland, pearlash, pearler, pearlescent, pearleye, pearlfish, pearlite, pearlized, pearls, pearls before swine, cast not, pearlstein