creole-fish
[ kree-ohl-fish ]
/ ˈkri oʊlˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural cre·ole-fish·es, (especially collectively) cre·ole-fish.
a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
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Nearby words
- crenulation,
- creodont,
- creole,
- creole continuum,
- creole tomato,
- creolize,
- creolized,
- creon,
- creophagous,
- creosol
Origin of creole-fish
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