"ghostfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghostfishes [plural], ghostfish [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + fish, from its pale colour. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ghost|fish}} ghost + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ghostfish}} ghostfish (plural ghostfishes or ghostfish)
  1. The wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus.
    Sense id: en-ghostfish-en-noun-8uEtd3ts Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Zoarcoid fish

Inflected forms

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