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kype

kype noun: the hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn. Also the alternative spelling of kipe.

Noun

kype (plural kypes)

  1. The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.

Also used as

kype is also the alternative spelling of kipe.

Forms of kype

Noun
pluralkypes
alternative formkipe
Verb
third-person singular presentkypes
present participlekyping
past participlekyped
pastkyped

Origin of kype

From Scots kip, kipp (“something beaked or hooked”); perhaps related to Middle Low German kippe (“point, tip”), German Kippe (“stub”), both from Latin cippus (“stake, post, boundary marker”).

Questions about kype

What does kype mean?
Kype means the hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.
What part of speech is kype?
Kype is a noun.
What is the plural of kype?
The plural of kype is kypes.

Words near kype in the dictionary

  1. kyoung
  2. kyoungs
  3. Kyparissia
  4. Kypchak
  5. Kypchaks
  6. kype
  7. kyped
  8. kypes
  9. kyphectomy
  10. kypholordosis
  11. kypholordotic

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