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ghostfish

ghostfish noun: the wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus.

Noun

ghostfish (plural ghostfishes or ghostfish)

  1. The wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus.

Forms of ghostfish

pluralghostfishes
pluralghostfish

Origin of ghostfish

From ghost + fish, from its pale colour.

Questions about ghostfish

What does ghostfish mean?
Ghostfish means the wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus.
What part of speech is ghostfish?
Ghostfish is a noun.
What is the plural of ghostfish?
The plural of ghostfish is ghostfishes.

Words near ghostfish in the dictionary

  1. ghostens
  2. ghoster
  3. ghosters
  4. ghostess
  5. ghostesses
  6. ghostfish
  7. ghostfishes
  8. ghostflower
  9. ghostflowers
  10. ghosthood
  11. ghosthouse

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