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hornfish

hornfish noun: a garfish or sea needle.

Noun

hornfish (plural hornfishes or hornfish)

  1. A garfish or sea needle.

Forms of hornfish

pluralhornfishes
pluralhornfish

Origin of hornfish

From Old English hornfisc.

Questions about hornfish

What does hornfish mean?
Hornfish means a garfish or sea needle.
What part of speech is hornfish?
Hornfish is a noun.
What is the plural of hornfish?
The plural of hornfish is hornfishes.

Words near hornfish in the dictionary

  1. Horneytown
  2. hornfels
  3. hornfelsed
  4. hornfelses
  5. hornfelsic
  6. hornfish
  7. hornfishes
  8. hornfoot
  9. hornful
  10. hornfuls
  11. horngeld

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