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lancetfish

lancetfish noun: a voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.

Noun

lancetfish (plural lancetfish or lancetfishes)

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

lancetfish meaning in Tamil

lancetfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of lancetfish

plurallancetfish
plurallancetfishes

Origin of lancetfish

From lancet + fish.

Words formed from lancetfish

Questions about lancetfish

What does lancetfish mean?
Lancetfish means a voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
What is lancetfish in Tamil?
Lancetfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Lancetfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lancetfish?
Lancetfish is a noun.
What is the plural of lancetfish?
The plural of lancetfish is lancetfish.

Words near lancetfish in the dictionary

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

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