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oilfishes

oilfishes is the plural of oilfish.

Meaning of oilfish

Noun

oilfish (plural oilfishes or oilfish)

  1. A snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus), having a high content of wax esters instead of glyceride oils.

Phrases with oilfishes

Questions about oilfishes

What is oilfishes the plural of?
Oilfishes is the plural of oilfish.

Words near oilfishes in the dictionary

  1. oilfield
  2. oilfielder
  3. oilfielders
  4. oilfields
  5. oilfish
  6. oilfishes
  7. oilgae
  8. Oilgate
  9. oilhouse
  10. oilhouses
  11. oilier

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