"wormfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wormfishes [plural], wormfish [plural]
Etymology: worm + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|worm|fish}} worm + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|wormfish}} wormfish (plural wormfishes or wormfish)
  1. Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud. Categories (lifeform): Gobies Translations (Microdesmidae): nuolikko (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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