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date fish

date fish noun: a bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera.

Noun

date fish (plural date fish)

  1. A bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera.
    Synonyms:
    date shell

Synonyms of date fish

Forms of date fish

pluraldate fish

Origin of date fish

From its resemblance to the fruit.

Questions about date fish

What does date fish mean?
Date fish means a bivalve shell, or its inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera.
What part of speech is date fish?
Date fish is a noun.
What is the plural of date fish?
The plural of date fish is date fish.

Words near date fish in the dictionary

  1. Datchworth
  2. date
  3. date back
  4. date bread
  5. date coaching
  6. date fish
  7. Date Line
  8. date me doc
  9. date me docs
  10. date mussel
  11. date mussels

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