wormfish

wormfish
/werrm"fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) wormfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) wormfishes.
any of several small, slender fishes of the family Microdesmidae, inhabiting tropical marine waters.
[WORM + FISH]

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