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blackfishes

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3 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
3syllables

blackfishes

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blackfishes is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, blackfishes is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofblackfishes

1noun
  • The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
  • Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
  • A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
  • Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
  • Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
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