kingklip

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noun

A popular South African food fish; Genypterus capensis.

OriginAfrikaans kingklip ← Dutch koningklipvisch →
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Meanings

nounkingklip (plural kingklips)

plural kingklips

  1. A popular South African food fish; Genypterus capensis.

Origin

  1. Dutchkoningklipvisch
  2. Afrikaanskingklip“king rock fish”
  3. Englishkingklip

From Afrikaans kingklip (“king rock fish”), from Dutch koningklipvisch.

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APA

kingklip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingklip

MLA

“kingklip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingklip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kingklip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kingklip.

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