# viperfish

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the genus Chauliodus of deepwater fishes, fierce predators with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.

## Etymology
From viper + fish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/viperfish