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Meaning of oarfish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.

Equivalents

Deutsch Bandfisch Riemenfisch
Español pez remo
Suomi airokala
Italiano pesce remo
Svenska sillkung

Examples

“For the second time this year an oarfish, a rarely seen deep sea fish that has historically been considered a harbinger of doom, washed up on the California coastline.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

oarhole Oaring oaritis oarlessness Oarlock Oaro

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