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beltfish

beltfish noun: the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus.

Noun

beltfish (plural beltfish)

  1. The largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus.
  2. The silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus.

Forms of beltfish

pluralbeltfish

Origin of beltfish

From belt + fish.

Questions about beltfish

What does beltfish mean?
Beltfish means the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus.
What part of speech is beltfish?
Beltfish is a noun.
What is the plural of beltfish?
The plural of beltfish is beltfish.

Words near beltfish in the dictionary

  1. Beltene
  2. belter
  3. Belter Creole
  4. belters
  5. Belteshazzar
  6. beltfish
  7. beltful
  8. beltfuls
  9. Beltian
  10. Beltian bodies
  11. Beltian body

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