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lancet-fish

lancet-fish is the alternative form of lancetfish.

Meaning of lancetfish

Noun

lancetfish (plural lancetfish or lancetfishes)

  1. A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.

Forms of lancet-fish

plurallancet-fishes
plurallancet-fish

Questions about lancet-fish

What is lancet-fish the alternative form of?
Lancet-fish is the alternative form of lancetfish.

Words near lancet-fish in the dictionary

  1. lancet
  2. lancet arch
  3. lancet arches
  4. lancet fish
  5. lancet fishes
  6. lancet-fish
  7. lancet-fishes
  8. lanceted
  9. lancetfish
  10. lancetfishes
  11. lanceth

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