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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
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
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