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mayfish

mayfish noun: a striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).

Noun

mayfish (plural mayfish or mayfishes)

  1. A striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).

Forms of mayfish

pluralmayfish
pluralmayfishes

Origin of mayfish

From May + fish.

Questions about mayfish

What does mayfish mean?
Mayfish means a striped killifish (Fundulus majalis).
What part of speech is mayfish?
Mayfish is a noun.
What is the plural of mayfish?
The plural of mayfish is mayfish.

Words near mayfish in the dictionary

  1. Mayfield
  2. Mayfield and Five Ashes
  3. Mayfield East
  4. Mayfield North
  5. Mayfield West
  6. mayfish
  7. mayfishes
  8. mayflies
  9. mayflower
  10. Mayflower Village
  11. mayflowers

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