headfish
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The sunfishThe sunfish (of family Molidae).
Meaning
1 sensesThe sunfish (of family Molidae).
More definitions
- among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
Origin
From head + fish.From head + fish.
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Forms
plural: headfishes / headfish| Singular | headfish |
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| Plural | headfishes / headfish |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters:ocean sunfishsunfishmola
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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