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wreckfish

wreckfish noun: any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

Noun

wreckfish (plural wreckfishes or wreckfish)

  1. Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

Forms of wreckfish

pluralwreckfishes
pluralwreckfish

Origin of wreckfish

From wreck + fish, since it often comes in with wreckage.

Questions about wreckfish

What does wreckfish mean?
Wreckfish means any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
What part of speech is wreckfish?
Wreckfish is a noun.
What is the plural of wreckfish?
The plural of wreckfish is wreckfishes.

Words near wreckfish in the dictionary

  1. wrecker's yard
  2. wreckers
  3. wreckers' yards
  4. wreckest
  5. wrecketh
  6. wreckfish
  7. wreckfishes
  8. wreckful
  9. Wreckhouse
  10. wrecking
  11. wrecking amendment

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