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burrfish

burrfish noun: chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.

burrfish: chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by...
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Noun

burrfish (plural burrfishes or burrfish)

  1. Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
    Synonyms:
    burfish

burrfish meaning in Tamil

burrfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of burrfish

Forms of burrfish

pluralburrfishes
pluralburrfish

Origin of burrfish

From burr + fish.

Questions about burrfish

What does burrfish mean?
Burrfish means chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
What is burrfish in Tamil?
Burrfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Burrfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is burrfish?
Burrfish is a noun.
What is the plural of burrfish?
The plural of burrfish is burrfishes.

Words near burrfish in the dictionary

  1. Burren
  2. Burren Junction
  3. burrer
  4. burrers
  5. Burress
  6. burrfish
  7. burrfishes
  8. burrhead
  9. burrheads
  10. burrhel
  11. burrhels

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