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swallowfish

swallowfish noun: a tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna).

Noun

swallowfish (plural swallowfish)

  1. A tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna).

Forms of swallowfish

pluralswallowfish

Origin of swallowfish

From swallow + fish.

Questions about swallowfish

What does swallowfish mean?
Swallowfish means a tub gurnard or sapphirine gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna).
What part of speech is swallowfish?
Swallowfish is a noun.
What is the plural of swallowfish?
The plural of swallowfish is swallowfish.

Words near swallowfish in the dictionary

  1. swallowers
  2. swallowes
  3. swallowest
  4. swalloweth
  5. Swallowfield
  6. swallowfish
  7. swallowing
  8. swallowing a bitter pill
  9. swallowing down
  10. swallowing one's pride
  11. swallowing one's words

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