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blacklip

blacklip noun: any of various marine creatures whose shell has a black edge.

Noun

blacklip (plural blacklips)

  1. (attributive, often) Any of various marine creatures whose shell has a black edge.
    • blacklip abalone
    • blacklip oysters

Forms of blacklip

pluralblacklips

Origin of blacklip

From black + lip.

Questions about blacklip

What does blacklip mean?
Blacklip means any of various marine creatures whose shell has a black edge.
What part of speech is blacklip?
Blacklip is a noun.
What is the plural of blacklip?
The plural of blacklip is blacklips.

Words near blacklip in the dictionary

  1. blackline tilefishes
  2. blacklined
  3. blacklines
  4. blacklining
  5. Blacklion
  6. blacklip
  7. blacklips
  8. blacklist
  9. blacklistable
  10. blacklisted
  11. blacklistee

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