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Antarctic toothfish

Antarctic toothfish noun: dissostichus mawsoni, a large, black or brown fish found in very cold (subzero) waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.

antarctic toothfish: dissostichus mawsoni, a large, black or brown fish found in very cold (subzero) waters of the...
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Noun

Antarctic toothfish (plural Antarctic toothfishes or Antarctic toothfish)

  1. Dissostichus mawsoni, a large, black or brown fish found in very cold (subzero) waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.
    Synonyms:
    Antarctic cod

Synonyms of Antarctic toothfish

Forms of Antarctic toothfish

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Questions about Antarctic toothfish

What does Antarctic toothfish mean?
Antarctic toothfish means dissostichus mawsoni, a large, black or brown fish found in very cold (subzero) waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.
What part of speech is Antarctic toothfish?
Antarctic toothfish is a noun.
What is the plural of Antarctic toothfish?
The plural of Antarctic toothfish is Antarctic toothfishes.

Words near Antarctic toothfish in the dictionary

  1. Antarctic pearlwort
  2. Antarctic Peninsula
  3. Antarctic petrel
  4. Antarctic petrels
  5. Antarctic stare
  6. Antarctic toothfish
  7. Antarctic toothfishes
  8. Antarctic wolf
  9. Antarctic Zone
  10. Antarctica
  11. Antarctical

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