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keel-jawed needlefish

keel-jawed needlefish noun: a large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

keel-jawed needlefish: a large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the...
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Noun

keel-jawed needlefish (plural keel-jawed needlefishes)

  1. A large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.

Forms of keel-jawed needlefish

pluralkeel-jawed needlefishes

Origin of keel-jawed needlefish

By surface analysis, keel + jawed + needlefish, from a small bony appendage to the lower jaw in some specimens of some species of genus Tylosurus.

Questions about keel-jawed needlefish

What does keel-jawed needlefish mean?
Keel-jawed needlefish means a large, yet long and thin needlefish of the species of genus Tylosurus, common gamefishes in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.
What part of speech is keel-jawed needlefish?
Keel-jawed needlefish is a noun.
What is the plural of keel-jawed needlefish?
The plural of keel-jawed needlefish is keel-jawed needlefishes.

Words near keel-jawed needlefish in the dictionary

  1. keel haul
  2. keel hauled
  3. keel hauling
  4. keel hauls
  5. keel over
  6. keel-jawed needlefish
  7. keelage
  8. keelages
  9. Keelan
  10. Keelans
  11. keelat

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