English Explanatory Dictionary

greenbone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any garfish (Belone or Strongylosura).
  2. The European eelpout.
  3. A common food fish, Odax pullus.

Word forms

greenbone greenbones green-bone

Etymology

From green + bone, because the bones are green when boiled.

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