whistlefish

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noun

A fish: the gossat or rockling.

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Meanings

nounwhistlefish (plural not attested)
  1. archaicdialectalno pluralA fish: the gossat or rockling.

Origin

From whistle + fish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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