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whalefishes

whalefishes is the plural of whalefish.

Meaning of whalefish

Noun

whalefish (plural whalefishes or whalefish)

  1. (dated) A whale.
    • In Baffin's Bay where the whale-fish blow,
      The fate of Franklin no man may knowca. 1855, anonymous author, “Lord Franklin”
  2. Any fish of the order Cetomimiformes of deepwater ray-finned fish.

Questions about whalefishes

What is whalefishes the plural of?
Whalefishes is the plural of whalefish.

Words near whalefishes in the dictionary

  1. whalefalls
  2. whalefeed
  3. whalefish
  4. whalefisher
  5. whalefishers
  6. whalefishes
  7. whalehead
  8. whaleheads
  9. whalehide
  10. whalehides
  11. whalehood

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