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klipfish

klipfish noun: sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.

Noun (1)

klipfish (countable and uncountable, plural klipfishes)

  1. Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
    • Near-synonym: salt cod (sometimes hypernymous)
    Synonyms:
    salt cod

Noun (2)

klipfish (countable and uncountable, plural klipfishes)

  1. A fish of any of certain genera in the family Clinidae.

Synonyms of klipfish

Forms of klipfish

pluralklipfishes
alternative formclipfish

Origin of klipfish

From Norwegian Bokmål klippfisk (with adaptation to fish), meaning "rock fish", named for being dried on rocks; more there.

Questions about klipfish

What does klipfish mean?
Klipfish means sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
What part of speech is klipfish?
Klipfish is a noun.
What is the plural of klipfish?
The plural of klipfish is klipfishes.

Words near klipfish in the dictionary

  1. klipdasses
  2. klipdassie
  3. klipdassies
  4. Klipfel
  5. Klipfels
  6. klipfish
  7. klipfishes
  8. klipkous
  9. Klipp
  10. klippe
  11. Klippel

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