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paddlefishes

paddlefishes is the plural of paddlefish.

Meaning of paddlefish

Noun

paddlefish (countable and uncountable, plural paddlefish or paddlefishes)

  1. Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
    • Caviar comes from various species of sturgeons and paddlefishes.1996 May 21, The Associated Press, “Test for Caviar Source”, in The New York Times
    1. (often, specifically) The American paddlefish.

Phrases with paddlefishes

Questions about paddlefishes

What is paddlefishes the plural of?
Paddlefishes is the plural of paddlefish.

Words near paddlefishes in the dictionary

  1. paddlecraft
  2. paddled
  3. paddled one's own canoe
  4. paddlefeet
  5. paddlefish
  6. paddlefishes
  7. paddlefoot
  8. paddleful
  9. paddlefuls
  10. paddleless
  11. paddlelike

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