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or silver scabbardfish
Definition of silver scabbard fish
: a silvery eellike fish (Lepidopus caudatus of the family Trichiuridae) of warm seas that has a small, forked caudal fin and is often fished commercially
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The first known use of silver scabbard fish was circa 1990
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