knifefish
/naɪfɪʃ/
knifefish noun: any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.
Noun
knifefish (plural knifefishes or knifefish)
knifefish meaning in Tamil
knifefish in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of knifefish
| plural | knifefishes |
|---|---|
| plural | knifefish |
Origin of knifefish
From knife + fish.
Words formed from knifefish
- African brown knifefish
- African knifefish
- banded knifefish
- black ghost knifefish
- blue knifefish
- bluntnose knifefish
- bright knifefish
- brown ghost knifefish
- centipede knifefish
- clown knifefish
- collared knifefish
- Congo marble knifefish
- Coropina knifefish
- cylindrical knifefish
- duckbill knifefish
- false tiger knifefish
- featherfin knifefish Notopteridae spp
- finscale razorfish
- ghost knifefish
- glass knifefish
- green knifefish
- grey knifefish
- Henn's knifefish
- Indo-Pacific knifefish
- jack-knifefish
- longtail knifefish
- Meek's knifefish
- nakedback knifefish
- occidental bluntnose knifefish
- panther knifefish
- rat-tail knifefish
- reticulated knifefish
- royal knifefish
- sand knifefish
- silver knifefish
- spotted knifefish
- Tamandua knifefish
- tiger knifefish
Questions about knifefish
- What does knifefish mean?
- Knifefish means any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.
- What is knifefish in Tamil?
- Knifefish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Knifefish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is knifefish?
- Knifefish is a noun.
- How do you pronounce knifefish?
- Knifefish is pronounced /naɪfɪʃ/.
- What is the plural of knifefish?
- The plural of knifefish is knifefishes.
Words near knifefish in the dictionary
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