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whitelip

whitelip adjective: applied to various marine creatures whose shell or mouth has a white edge.

Adjective

whitelip (not comparable)

  1. Applied to various marine creatures whose shell or mouth has a white edge.
    • whitelip oyster
    • whitelip moray

Origin of whitelip

From white + lip.

Questions about whitelip

What does whitelip mean?
Whitelip means applied to various marine creatures whose shell or mouth has a white edge.
What part of speech is whitelip?
Whitelip is an adjective.

Words near whitelip in the dictionary

  1. whitelike
  2. whitelime
  3. whitelimed
  4. whitelimes
  5. whiteliming
  6. whitelip
  7. whitelist
  8. whitelisted
  9. whitelisting
  10. whitelists
  11. Whitelock

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