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firefish

firefish noun: any of several species of fish in the genus Nemateleotris.

Noun

firefish (plural firefishes or firefish)

  1. Any of several species of fish in the genus Nemateleotris
  2. Any of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.

firefish meaning in Tamil

firefish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of firefish

pluralfirefishes
pluralfirefish

Origin of firefish

From fire + fish.

Words formed from firefish

  • blackfoot firefish
  • broadbarred firefish
  • devil firefish
  • elegant firefish
  • purple firefish
  • radial firefish

Questions about firefish

What does firefish mean?
Firefish means any of several species of fish in the genus Nemateleotris.
What is firefish in Tamil?
Firefish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Firefish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is firefish?
Firefish is a noun.
What is the plural of firefish?
The plural of firefish is firefishes.

Words near firefish in the dictionary

  1. firefights
  2. firefinch
  3. firefinches
  4. firefinder
  5. firefinders
  6. firefish
  7. firefishes
  8. fireflaire
  9. fireflaires
  10. fireflied
  11. fireflies

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: firefish (page history and authors); firefish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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