"toothfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toothfishes [plural], toothfish [plural]
Etymology: 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

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