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trevalla

trevalla noun: any of various medusafish of the family Centrolophidae, especially Hyperoglyphe antarctica and Seriolella punctata.

Noun

trevalla (plural trevallas)

  1. (Australia) Any of various medusafish of the family Centrolophidae, especially Hyperoglyphe antarctica and Seriolella punctata.
    • The trevalla was fresh off the boats, and eating it I could not help feeling a twinge on Potter's behalf […] .2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 80
  2. (Australia, archaic) A trevally.

Forms of trevalla

pluraltrevallas

Origin of trevalla

Variant of trevally, though the terms are now usually distinguished as referring to distinct types of fish.

Questions about trevalla

What does trevalla mean?
Trevalla means any of various medusafish of the family Centrolophidae, especially Hyperoglyphe antarctica and Seriolella punctata.
What part of speech is trevalla?
Trevalla is a noun.
What is the plural of trevalla?
The plural of trevalla is trevallas.

Words near trevalla in the dictionary

  1. Treungen
  2. Treus
  3. Treutlen
  4. Treutlen County
  5. trev
  6. trevalla
  7. trevallas
  8. trevalley
  9. trevalleys
  10. trevallies
  11. trevally

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