Associations to the word «Oilfish»

Wiktionary

OILFISH, noun. A snake mackerel, Ruvettus pretiosus, having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils

Dictionary definition

OILFISH, noun. Very large deep-water snake mackerel.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley