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opalfish

opalfish noun: hemerocoetes monopterygius, a ray-finned fish, found only around New Zealand.

Noun

opalfish (uncountable)

  1. Hemerocoetes monopterygius, a ray-finned fish, found only around New Zealand.

Questions about opalfish

What does opalfish mean?
Opalfish means hemerocoetes monopterygius, a ray-finned fish, found only around New Zealand.
What part of speech is opalfish?
Opalfish is a noun.

Words near opalfish in the dictionary

  1. opalesces
  2. opalescing
  3. opalesque
  4. opaleye
  5. opaleyes
  6. opalfish
  7. Opalia
  8. opalic
  9. opaline
  10. opalines
  11. opalinid

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