n. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; thread. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the family Polynemidæ. They have several slender filaments, often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield isinglass of good quality. Called also threadfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings, Syn.lexical ambiguity, Ant.monosemy