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broodfish

broodfish noun: broodstock.

Noun

broodfish (plural broodfishes or broodfish)

  1. broodstock

Forms of broodfish

pluralbroodfishes
pluralbroodfish

Origin of broodfish

From brood + fish.

Questions about broodfish

What does broodfish mean?
Broodfish means broodstock.
What part of speech is broodfish?
Broodfish is a noun.
What is the plural of broodfish?
The plural of broodfish is broodfishes.

Words near broodfish in the dictionary

  1. brooded above
  2. brooder
  3. brooders
  4. broodest
  5. broodeth
  6. broodfish
  7. broodfishes
  8. broodier
  9. broodies
  10. broodiest
  11. broodily

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