pelican fish
noun
variants: or
pelican eel
Definition of pelican fish
: a deep-sea fish (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) of the order Lyomeri that is black in color and has a head very long in proportion to the trunk, an enormous mouth, and a body ending in a tapering tail
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