"toothfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toothfishes [plural], toothfish [plural]
Etymology: From tooth + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tooth|fish}} tooth + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|toothfish}} toothfish (plural toothfishes or toothfish)
  1. Either of the two fish species of the genus Dissostichus. Categories (lifeform): Fish Hyponyms (fish of genus Dissostichus): Patagonian toothfish (taxonomic: Dissostichus eleginoides), Antarctic toothfish (taxonomic: Dissostichus mawsoni) Derived forms: toothfishing
    Sense id: en-toothfish-en-noun-lw7cS-fI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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