Definition for BAL'ANCE-FISH

BAL'ANCE-FISH, n.

The zygæna, or marteau; a fish of the genus Squalus, or shark kind. It is six feet long, and weighs 500 lbs. It has three or four rows of broad pointed and serrated teeth; has a horrible aspect, and is very voracious. – Encyc.

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