"sheathfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheathfishes [plural]
Etymology: From sheath + fish, possibly influenced by German Schaid (“sheatfish”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|sheath|fish}} sheath + fish, {{cog|de|Schaid|t=sheatfish}} German Schaid (“sheatfish”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheathfish (plural sheathfishes)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of sheatfish. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: sheatfish
    Sense id: en-sheathfish-en-noun-jdIjf65A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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