icefish means any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From ice + fish.
noun
- Any member of notothenioid family Channichthyidae; these Antarctic fishes are named for the lack of hemoglobin in their blood
- The noodlefish (family Salangidae in order Osmeriformes).