English Explanatory Dictionary

henfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Brama brama of marine fish (black seabream, Atlantic pomfret) .
  2. A female fish, especially a salmon or trout.
  3. A fish that broods its eggs or fry, especially a lumpsucker or lumpfish (Cyclopteridae).

Word forms

henfish hen-fish hen fish

Etymology

From hen + fish.

Synonyms

fishess hen spawner
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