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royal fishes

royal fishes is the plural of royal fish.

Meaning of royal fish

Noun

royal fish (plural royal fishes or royal fish)

  1. Any fish that, when taken, immediately becomes the personal property of the monarch by royal prerogative, as in the United Kingdom and formerly the Kingdom of France.
    • Whales and sturgeons are royal fish.

Questions about royal fishes

What is royal fishes the plural of?
Royal fishes is the plural of royal fish.

Words near royal fishes in the dictionary

  1. royal families
  2. royal family
  3. royal fern
  4. royal ferns
  5. royal fish
  6. royal fishes
  7. royal flush
  8. royal flushes
  9. royal flycatcher
  10. royal flycatchers
  11. royal fork

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