doomsday fish

noun

noun

Etymology Anecdotally linked to earthquakes and other natural disasters across Asia, in particular Japan.

Informal Synonym of oarfish.

Roughly 10ft-long specimen discovered on Encinitas beach shortly after August spotting of the ‘doomsday fish’[.]2024 November 15, Dani Anguiano, “Second oarfish, mythical harbinger of doom, found washed up in California”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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