Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
pudding-wife is a noun meaning "bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil". It carries one recorded sense.
bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
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