beakfish
beakfish · beakfishes · beakfish
Any of certain fishes of the family OplegnathidaeAny of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
Oplegnathus fasciatus is the striped beakfish; Oplegnathus insignis is the Pacific beakfish.
Origin
From beak + fish.From beak + fish.
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Forms
plural: beakfishes / beakfish| Singular | beakfish |
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| Plural | beakfishes / beakfish |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedstriped beakfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular