"foodfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-foodfish.wav Forms: foodfishes [plural], foodfish [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es|*}} foodfish (plural foodfishes or foodfish)
  1. Alternative form of food fish. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: food fish Related terms: fish food
    Sense id: en-foodfish-en-noun-~yQQNX3R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish, Foods

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