The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
barberfish
barberfish
noun
Johnrandallia nigrirostris, a cleaner fish.
barrelfish
barrelfish
noun
The black rudderfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
bekerchief
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
billfishes
billfishes
noun
plural of billfish
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
bluefishes
bluefishes
noun
plural of bluefish
boarfishes
boarfishes
noun
plural of boarfish
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
burchfield
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
cherubfish
chifferobe
chifferobe
noun
Alternative spelling of chifforobe
chifforobe
chifforobe
noun
A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
enfeeblish
finishable
finishable
adj
That can be finished; completable.
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
frightable
numbfishes
numbfishes
noun
plural of numbfish
subsheriff
subsheriff
noun
A lesser or subsidiary sheriff.
thimbleful
thimbleful
noun
(by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.
