MUMMICHOG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States

Synonyms:

Fundulus heteroclitus; mummichog

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mummichog" is a kind of...):

killifish (small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control)

Holonyms ("mummichog" is a member of...):

Fundulus; genus Fundulus (killifish)

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