ratfish

[ rat-fish ]
/ ˈrætˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) rat·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rat·fish·es.

a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California, having a ratlike tail.

Origin of ratfish

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; rat + fish

Words nearby ratfish

ratemaking, ratepayer, rater, rates, ratfink, ratfish, rath, ratha, rathbone, rathe, rathenau

British Dictionary definitions for ratfish

ratfish
/ (ˈrætˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

another name for rabbitfish (def. 1)
a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the North Pacific Ocean, which has a long narrow tail