ragfish

[ rag-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) rag·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rag·fish·es.

1. a deep-sea fish of the family Icosteidae, inhabiting the North Pacific, having a very flexible body owing to its soft, highly cartilaginous skeleton.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragfish¹

rag ¹ + fish