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OYSTER-FISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oyster-fish mean?
• OYSTER-FISH (noun)
The noun OYSTER-FISH has 1 sense:
1. a variety of toadfish
Familiarity information: OYSTER-FISH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of toadfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
oyster-fish; oyster fish; oysterfish
Hypernyms ("oyster-fish" is a kind of...):
Opsanus tau; toadfish (bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth)
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