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swellfish

swellfish noun: any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.

Noun

swellfish (plural swellfishes or swellfish)

  1. Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.

Forms of swellfish

pluralswellfishes
pluralswellfish

Origin of swellfish

From swell + fish.

Questions about swellfish

What does swellfish mean?
Swellfish means any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.
What part of speech is swellfish?
Swellfish is a noun.
What is the plural of swellfish?
The plural of swellfish is swellfishes.

Words near swellfish in the dictionary

  1. swellegant
  2. sweller
  3. swellers
  4. swellest
  5. swelleth
  6. swellfish
  7. swellfishes
  8. swellhead
  9. swellheaded
  10. swellheadedness
  11. swellheads

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