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Butterfish

A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.

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A gunwale.

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Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidae.

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Acronym noun · 78% connection

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North…

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Albicore noun · 78% connection

A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Med…

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Atlantic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on…

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Basil noun · 78% connection

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush…

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Batfish noun · 78% connection

A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (C…

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Bathybius noun · 78% connection

A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed th…

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Binary noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Binary program noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Blenny noun · 78% connection

A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidae; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.

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Bluets adjective · 78% connection

A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the Houstonia coerulea, the Centaurea cyanus or bluebottle…

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Catfish noun · 78% connection

A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias n…

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Chub noun · 78% connection

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…

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Coxcomb noun · 78% connection

A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.

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Devilfish noun · 78% connection

A huge ray (Manta birostris / Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species…

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Different adjective · 78% connection

Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…

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Disthene noun · 78% connection

Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite.

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Elm noun · 78% connection

A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris…

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