/ Dictionary / Index R ribbonfish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rib•bon•fish Pronunciation: (rib'un-fish"), [key] — pl. -fish, -fish•es. any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body. any of several related fishes, as the oarfish. any of several unrelated but similar fishes, as the cutlassfish and jackknife-fish. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ribbonfish (Thesaurus) ribbon development ribbon lightning Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language