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leerfish

leerfish noun: the marine fish Lichia amia.

Noun

leerfish (plural leerfishes or leerfish)

  1. The marine fish Lichia amia.
    Synonyms:
    garrick

leerfish meaning in Arabic

leerfish in Arabic

Lichia amia
صَرْصَرَان ṣarṣarān

Synonyms of leerfish

Forms of leerfish

pluralleerfishes
pluralleerfish

Origin of leerfish

Partial calque of Afrikaans leervis, from leer (“leather”) + vis (“fish”).

Questions about leerfish

What does leerfish mean?
Leerfish means the marine fish Lichia amia.
What is leerfish in Arabic?
Leerfish in Arabic is صَرْصَرَان (ṣarṣarān). See Leerfish meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is leerfish?
Leerfish is a noun.
What is the plural of leerfish?
The plural of leerfish is leerfishes.

Words near leerfish in the dictionary

  1. leered
  2. leerer
  3. leerers
  4. leerest
  5. leereth
  6. leerfish
  7. leerfishes
  8. leerie
  9. leerier
  10. leeries
  11. leeriest

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