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Perciform vs Cutlassfish - What's the difference?

perciform | cutlassfish |

As nouns the difference between perciform and cutlassfish

is that perciform is such a fish while cutlassfish is a predatory perciform marine fish in the family trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.

As an adjective perciform

is of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order perciformes , that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays.

perciform

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order Perciformes , that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Such a fish

    • Anagrams

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    cutlassfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia cutlassfish)
  • A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.

    • Hyponyms

    * frostfish * hairtail * scabbardfish