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pearlfish

[ purl-fish ]

noun

, plural pearl·fish·es, (especially collectively) pearl·fish.
  1. any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pearlfish1

First recorded in 1585–95; pearl oyster + fish

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