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razorfishes

razorfishes is the plural of razorfish.

Meaning of razorfish

Noun

razorfish (plural razorfishes or razorfish)

  1. Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.
  2. A razor clam (Solenoidea spp.).
    • We must dig hard to get the big “Razor-fish"—a clam with a shell that looks like an old-fashioned razor case, but open at either end. Fisher boys get the razor clam by pushing a kind of corkscrew into the sand […]1934, Leonard Robert Brightwell, On the Seashore, page 30
    1. A razor shell (Ensis arcuatus).
  3. Any of species Pinna bicolor of large saltwater clams in the family Pinnidae.

Questions about razorfishes

What is razorfishes the plural of?
Razorfishes is the plural of razorfish.

Words near razorfishes in the dictionary

  1. razorclam
  2. razorclams
  3. razored
  4. razoredge
  5. razorfish
  6. razorfishes
  7. razoring
  8. razorless
  9. razorlike
  10. razormaker
  11. razormakers

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