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monchong

monchong noun: sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri).

Noun

monchong (uncountable)

  1. (Hawaii) Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri)
  2. (Hawaii) Brilliant pomfret (also called lustrous pomfret, Eumegistus illustris)

Origin of monchong

Unknown.

Questions about monchong

What does monchong mean?
Monchong means sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri).
What part of speech is monchong?
Monchong is a noun.

Words near monchong in the dictionary

  1. monchews
  2. Monchique
  3. monchiquite
  4. monchiquites
  5. monchiquitic
  6. monchong
  7. Monchy
  8. Moncion
  9. Moncions
  10. Monck
  11. moncke

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