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wolf herring

wolf herring noun: any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.

wolf herring: any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated...
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Noun

wolf herring (plural wolf herrings or wolf herring)

  1. Any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.

Forms of wolf herring

pluralwolf herrings
pluralwolf herring

Questions about wolf herring

What does wolf herring mean?
Wolf herring means any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.
What part of speech is wolf herring?
Wolf herring is a noun.
What is the plural of wolf herring?
The plural of wolf herring is wolf herrings.

Words near wolf herring in the dictionary

  1. wolf father
  2. wolf fathers
  3. wolf fish
  4. wolf fishes
  5. wolf guarding the sheep
  6. wolf herring
  7. wolf herrings
  8. wolf hook
  9. wolf hooks
  10. wolf in a lamb's skin
  11. wolf in one's belly

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