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onion fish

onion fish noun: any member of the family Macrouridae of fish called grenadiers.

Noun

onion fish (plural onion fishes)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Any member of the family Macrouridae of fish called grenadiers.

Forms of onion fish

pluralonion fishes

Origin of onion fish

Referring to its large eyes.

Questions about onion fish

What does onion fish mean?
Onion fish means any member of the family Macrouridae of fish called grenadiers.
What part of speech is onion fish?
Onion fish is a noun.
What is the plural of onion fish?
The plural of onion fish is onion fishes.

Words near onion fish in the dictionary

  1. onion bread
  2. onion breads
  3. onion couch
  4. onion dome
  5. onion domes
  6. onion fish
  7. onion fishes
  8. onion flies
  9. onion flute
  10. onion flutes
  11. onion fly

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