oarfish
oar·fish [ ˈȯr-ˌfish]
[ˈȯr-ˌfish]
: a marine bony fish (Regalecus glesne) of subtropical waters with a narrow soft body from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) long, a red dorsal fin running the entire length of the body, and red-tipped anterior rays rising above the head
Recent Examples on the Web
//A few days prior to the whale's discovery, marine science instructor Jasmine Santana found the 18-foot-long body of an oarfish while snorkeling off the coast of nearby Catalina Island.
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Rebecca Deczynski, Woman's Day, "Rare Saber-Toothed Whale Beached on Southern California Coast," 18 Oct. 2013
//Deep-sea oarfish are the spitting-image of sea serpents.
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Chris Reeves, The Atlantic, "Did a Glowing Sea Creature Help Push the U.S. Into the Vietnam War?," 11 July 2017
//Marine biologists are eager to learn more about the oarfish and its neighbors—surprisingly, so are biomechanicists.
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Rachel Brown, National Geographic, "Mysterious 'Sea Serpent' Oarfish Resurfaces," 17 Feb. 2017
//A marine biology instructor spotted the carcass of an 18-foot oarfish — nature’s answer to the mythical sea serpent — while snorkeling.
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Daniela Hernandez, WIRED, "This Week’s Must-Reads: Real-Life Sea Monsters, High-End GIFs, and Bacon," 19 Oct. 2013
//Earlier this month, an oarfish, a creature usually found in mesopelagic zones 200 to 1,000 feet below sea level, became the subject of fascination after surfacing in Carmen, Agusan Del Norte.
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Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "Mysterious "Hairy Blob" Washed Up on Philippines Beach," 27 Feb. 2017
First Known Use of oarfish
1860, in the meaning defined above
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