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squirefish

squirefish noun: chrysophrys auratus, the Australasian snapper, an edible porgy found in the coastal waters of Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

Noun

squirefish (plural squirefish)

  1. (Australia) Chrysophrys auratus, the Australasian snapper, an edible porgy found in the coastal waters of Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
    Synonyms:
    squire

Synonyms of squirefish

Forms of squirefish

pluralsquirefish

Origin of squirefish

From squire + fish.

Questions about squirefish

What does squirefish mean?
Squirefish means chrysophrys auratus, the Australasian snapper, an edible porgy found in the coastal waters of Philippines, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
What part of speech is squirefish?
Squirefish is a noun.
What is the plural of squirefish?
The plural of squirefish is squirefish.

Words near squirefish in the dictionary

  1. squired
  2. squiredom
  3. squiredoms
  4. squireen
  5. squireens
  6. squirefish
  7. squirehood
  8. squirehoods
  9. squireless
  10. squirelet
  11. squirelets

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