kalkvis
noun
kalk·vis
ˈkälkˌfis
plural -es
: any of several frostfish (especially Benthodesmus tenius and B. elongatus)
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans, from kalk lime (from Dutch, from Middle Dutch calc) + vis fish, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch visch; akin to Old High German kalk lime and to Old High German fisc fish