noun
a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
• Syn: ↑fish-liver oil
• Hypernyms: ↑animal oil
• Hyponyms: ↑tuna oil
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noun : a fatty oil from the bodies of fishes or marine mammals (as menhaden, sardines, or whales) used chiefly as a drying oil in paint and varnish and usually after being hydrogenated for soapmaking
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fish oil,
oil obtained from fish and other marine animals.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.