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POLYNEME
Any one of numerous species of tropicalfood fishes of the family Polynemidae. They have different slender filaments, often very long, adown the pectoral fin. Some of them yieldisinglass of good quality.
Synonym: threadfish.
Origin: Poly- + Gr. Thread.
Source: Websters Vocabulary