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barberfish

barberfish noun: johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.

barberfish: johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish
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Noun

barberfish (plural barberfishes or barberfish)

  1. Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
    Synonyms:
    blacknosed butterflyfish

Synonyms of barberfish

  • blacknosed butterflyfish

Forms of barberfish

pluralbarberfishes
pluralbarberfish

Origin of barberfish

From barber + fish.

Questions about barberfish

What does barberfish mean?
Barberfish means johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
What part of speech is barberfish?
Barberfish is a noun.
What is the plural of barberfish?
The plural of barberfish is barberfishes.

Words near barberfish in the dictionary

  1. Barberenas
  2. barberess
  3. barberesses
  4. Barberet
  5. Barberets
  6. barberfish
  7. barberfishes
  8. barberhood
  9. barberiite
  10. barbering
  11. Barberio

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