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beardfish

beardfish noun: any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.

beardfish: any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels
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Noun

beardfish (plural beardfishes or beardfish)

  1. Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.

beardfish meaning in Tamil

beardfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of beardfish

pluralbeardfishes
pluralbeardfish

Origin of beardfish

From beard + fish, because of its barbels.

Questions about beardfish

What does beardfish mean?
Beardfish means any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
What is beardfish in Tamil?
Beardfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Beardfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is beardfish?
Beardfish is a noun.
What is the plural of beardfish?
The plural of beardfish is beardfishes.

Words near beardfish in the dictionary

  1. beardeds
  2. Bearden
  3. bearder
  4. bearders
  5. beardes
  6. beardfish
  7. beardfishes
  8. beardgrass
  9. beardgrasses
  10. Beardian
  11. beardie

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