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hardyhead

hardyhead noun: any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;.

Noun

hardyhead (plural hardyheads or hardyhead)

  1. (Australia) Any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;
  2. (generally) Any fish of species Atherinomorus vaigiensis and Atherinomorus lacunosus, commonly found in Australian waters.

Forms of hardyhead

pluralhardyheads
pluralhardyhead
alternative formhardihead

Origin of hardyhead

From reference to their hardy or robust head.

Questions about hardyhead

What does hardyhead mean?
Hardyhead means any of the sundry species of fish of the family Atherinidae found near Australia;.
What part of speech is hardyhead?
Hardyhead is a noun.
What is the plural of hardyhead?
The plural of hardyhead is hardyheads.

Words near hardyhead in the dictionary

  1. Hardy-Weinberg model
  2. Hardy-Weinberg models
  3. Hardy-Weinberg principle
  4. Hardyan
  5. Hardyesque
  6. hardyhead
  7. hardyheads
  8. Hardyism
  9. Hardyisms
  10. Hardys
  11. Hardys Bay

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