"oysterfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oysterfishes [plural]
Etymology: From oyster + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|oyster|fish}} oyster + fish Head templates: {{en-noun}} oysterfish (plural oysterfishes)
  1. tautog (Tautoga onitis)
    Sense id: en-oysterfish-en-noun-jXva0b9n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wrasses

Inflected forms

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