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long-nose

long-nose noun: the needlefish, garfish.

Noun

long-nose (plural long-noses)

  1. The needlefish, garfish.
    • I liked the long-nose better. The English are funny about the long-nose; or orfi, as we call it. They say it is poison because it got green bones.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 15

Forms of long-nose

plurallong-noses

Questions about long-nose

What does long-nose mean?
Long-nose means the needlefish, garfish.
What part of speech is long-nose?
Long-nose is a noun.
What is the plural of long-nose?
The plural of long-nose is long-noses.

Words near long-nose in the dictionary

  1. long-minded
  2. long-mindedness
  3. long-neck
  4. long-necked
  5. long-necks
  6. long-nose
  7. long-nosed potoroo
  8. long-nosed potoroos
  9. long-noses
  10. long-pending
  11. long-period

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