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ˈwolf-fish
[After L. lupus (see wolf n. 3 b). Cf. G. wolfsfisch.]
A large and voracious sea-fish, Anarrhichas lupus, having numerous sharp teeth and edible flesh; also called sea-wolf. Also applied to other fishes of the same genus.
1569Blague Sch. Conceytes 153 Of the Cockatrice and Seawolf... The Wolf fishe marking him well..sayde [etc.]. 1605R. F. Dedekind's Sch. Slovenrie (1904) 77 As for the Wolfe-fish, gluttons hold the taile to be the best. 1774Phil. Trans. LXIV. 315 The mouth of the wolf-fish is almost paved with teeth. 1855Kingsley Glaucus 64 In Torbay..where no wolf-fish (Anarrhicus lupus) or other shell-crushing pairs of jaws wander. |