Milkfish Definition

mĭlkfĭsh
milkfishes
noun
A large, silvery food fish (Chanos chanos) of an order (Gonorhynchiformes) of toothless bony fishes, found in the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Milkfish

Noun

Singular:
milkfish
Plural:
milkfishes

Origin of Milkfish

  • milk +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary

  • From its color

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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