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polewig

polewig noun: sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus).

Noun

polewig (plural polewigs)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus).
    Synonyms:
    pollybait

Synonyms of polewig

  • pollybait

Forms of polewig

pluralpolewigs
alternative formpolliwig
alternative formpolliwog

Questions about polewig

What does polewig mean?
Polewig means sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus).
What part of speech is polewig?
Polewig is a noun.
What is the plural of polewig?
The plural of polewig is polewigs.

Words near polewig in the dictionary

  1. poletimber
  2. Poletti
  3. Polettis
  4. poleward
  5. polewards
  6. polewig
  7. polewigs
  8. Polexit
  9. poley
  10. poleyn
  11. poleyns

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