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Devils Hole pupfish

Devils Hole pupfish noun: a species of pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, found only in a single water-filled canyon in Nevada.

Noun

Devils Hole pupfish (plural Devils Hole pupfish)

  1. A species of pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, found only in a single water-filled canyon in Nevada.
    • In modern North America, too, seemingly uncrossable barriers have been traversed – the Devil's Hole pupfish, found only in a single cave in Nevada, is closely related to species in Death Valley and the Gulf of Mexico.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 66

Forms of Devils Hole pupfish

pluralDevils Hole pupfish
alternative formDevil's Hole pupfish

Questions about Devils Hole pupfish

What does Devils Hole pupfish mean?
Devils Hole pupfish means a species of pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis, found only in a single water-filled canyon in Nevada.
What part of speech is Devils Hole pupfish?
Devils Hole pupfish is a noun.
What is the plural of Devils Hole pupfish?
The plural of Devils Hole pupfish is Devils Hole pupfish.

Words near Devils Hole pupfish in the dictionary

  1. devilries
  2. devilry
  3. devils
  4. devils doorbell
  5. Devils Hole
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  7. devils in disguise
  8. Devils Lake
  9. devils on horseback
  10. Devils Postpile
  11. Devils River

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