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boatwhistle

boatwhistle noun: the call of the toadfish, produced by the male through rapid contraction of the sonic muscle against the swim bladder.

Noun

boatwhistle (plural boatwhistles)

  1. The call of the toadfish, produced by the male through rapid contraction of the sonic muscle against the swim bladder

Forms of boatwhistle

pluralboatwhistles
alternative formboat-whistle

Questions about boatwhistle

What does boatwhistle mean?
Boatwhistle means the call of the toadfish, produced by the male through rapid contraction of the sonic muscle against the swim bladder.
What part of speech is boatwhistle?
Boatwhistle is a noun.
What is the plural of boatwhistle?
The plural of boatwhistle is boatwhistles.

Words near boatwhistle in the dictionary

  1. boattail
  2. boattailed
  3. boattails
  4. boatward
  5. boatwear
  6. boatwhistle
  7. boatwhistles
  8. boatwise
  9. boatwoman
  10. boatwomen
  11. boatwright

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