Definition of Pearlfish

1. Noun. Found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds.

Exact synonyms: Pearl-fish
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Carapidae, Family Carapidae

Definition of Pearlfish

1. n. Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.

Definition of Pearlfish

1. Noun. Any of various slender marine fish of the family Carapidae, resembling eels. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pearlfish

1. Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearlfish

pearl sago
pearl shell
pearl tapioca
pearl tumour
pearlaceous
pearlash
pearlashes
pearled
pearler
pearlers
pearlescence
pearlescences
pearlescent
pearlesque
pearless
pearlfish (current term)
pearlfishes
pearlier
pearlies
pearliest
pearlike
pearlin
pearling
pearlings
pearlins
pearlised
pearlite
pearlites
pearlitic

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