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beshow

/bɪˈʃəʊ/

beshow noun: a large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish.

beshow: a large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish
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Noun

beshow (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish.

Origin of beshow

From Makah bishowk, cognate to Nootka mišawiḥ.

Questions about beshow

What does beshow mean?
Beshow means a large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish.
What part of speech is beshow?
Beshow is a noun.
How do you pronounce beshow?
Beshow is pronounced /bɪˈʃəʊ/.

Words near beshow in the dictionary

  1. beshorted
  2. beshout
  3. beshouted
  4. beshouting
  5. beshouts
  6. beshow
  7. beshrew
  8. beshrewed
  9. beshrewing
  10. beshrews
  11. beshroud

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