Meanings
nounbaldchin groper (plural baldchin gropers)
plural baldchin gropers
- A type of wrasse, Choerodon rubescens, endemic to the waters of Western Australia.
Origin
From bald + chin + groper, because it looks like a baldhead from below.
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baldchin groper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldchin%20groper
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“baldchin groper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldchin%20groper. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baldchin groper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baldchin%20groper.
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