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yellowfish

yellowfish noun: certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.

yellowfish: certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish
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Noun

yellowfish (plural yellowfishes or yellowfish)

  1. Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.

Forms of yellowfish

pluralyellowfishes
pluralyellowfish

Origin of yellowfish

From yellow + fish.

Questions about yellowfish

What does yellowfish mean?
Yellowfish means certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.
What part of speech is yellowfish?
Yellowfish is a noun.
What is the plural of yellowfish?
The plural of yellowfish is yellowfishes.

Words near yellowfish in the dictionary

  1. yellowfin sole
  2. yellowfin soles
  3. yellowfin tuna
  4. yellowfin tunas
  5. yellowfins
  6. yellowfish
  7. yellowfishes
  8. Yellowhair
  9. Yellowhairs
  10. yellowhammer
  11. Yellowhammer State

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