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lousefish

lousefish noun: a rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all around the world.

lousefish: a rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all...
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Noun

lousefish (plural lousefishes or lousefish)

  1. A rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all around the world.

Synonyms of lousefish

Forms of lousefish

plurallousefishes
plurallousefish

Origin of lousefish

From louse + fish.

Questions about lousefish

What does lousefish mean?
Lousefish means a rare species of remora fish, Phtheirichthys lineatus, found in tropical and subtropical seas all around the world.
What part of speech is lousefish?
Lousefish is a noun.
What is the plural of lousefish?
The plural of lousefish is lousefishes.

Words near lousefish in the dictionary

  1. louseberry
  2. louseborne
  3. loused
  4. loused around
  5. loused up
  6. lousefish
  7. lousefishes
  8. louseless
  9. louselike
  10. louseling
  11. louselings

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