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pinfish

pinfish noun: lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.

Noun

pinfish (plural pinfishes or pinfish)

  1. Lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.

Forms of pinfish

pluralpinfishes
pluralpinfish

Origin of pinfish

From pin + fish, from its sharp dorsal spines.

Questions about pinfish

What does pinfish mean?
Pinfish means lagodon rhomboides, a saltwater sparid fish.
What part of speech is pinfish?
Pinfish is a noun.
What is the plural of pinfish?
The plural of pinfish is pinfishes.

Words near pinfish in the dictionary

  1. Pinfield
  2. Pinfields
  3. pinfinger
  4. pinfire
  5. pinfires
  6. pinfish
  7. pinfishes
  8. pinfold
  9. pinfolded
  10. pinfolding
  11. pinfolds

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