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FISH-LIVER OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fish-liver oil mean?
• FISH-LIVER OIL (noun)
The noun FISH-LIVER OIL has 1 sense:
1. a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
Familiarity information: FISH-LIVER OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fish-liver oil; fish oil
Hypernyms ("fish-liver oil" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fish-liver oil"):
tuna oil (an oil obtained from tuna)
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