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oarfishes

oarfishes is the plural of oarfish.

Meaning of oarfish

Noun

oarfish (plural oarfishes or oarfish)

  1. A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.
    • For the second time this year an oarfish, a rarely seen deep sea fish that has historically been considered a harbinger of doom, washed up on the California coastline.2024 November 15, Dani Anguiano, “Second oarfish, mythical harbinger of doom, found washed up in California”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    doomsday fish

Phrases with oarfishes

Questions about oarfishes

What is oarfishes the plural of?
Oarfishes is the plural of oarfish.

Words near oarfishes in the dictionary

  1. oarblades
  2. oare
  3. oared
  4. oares
  5. oarfish
  6. oarfishes
  7. oarhole
  8. oarholes
  9. oaring
  10. oaritis
  11. oarless

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