mail-cheeked

adjective

Of fishes: having a plate of bone that runs across each cheek.

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Meanings

adjectivemail-cheeked (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf fishes: having a plate of bone that runs across each cheek.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving bony plates on the sides of the head

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armoredarmoured

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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