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white-sick

white-sick adjective: of an oyster, in which the female fish has a white substance in the fin, designating an early phase of brooding.

Adjective

white-sick

  1. Of an oyster, in which the female fish has a white substance in the fin, designating an early phase of brooding.

Questions about white-sick

What does white-sick mean?
White-sick means of an oyster, in which the female fish has a white substance in the fin, designating an early phase of brooding.
What part of speech is white-sick?
White-sick is an adjective.

Words near white-sick in the dictionary

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  2. white-shouldered black tit
  3. white-shouldered black tits
  4. white-shouldered fairywren
  5. white-shouldered fairywrens
  6. white-sick
  7. white-sided dolphin
  8. white-sided dolphins
  9. white-slaving
  10. white-spot disease
  11. white-spot diseases

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