Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having barbels on the jaws, as a catfish; specifically, of or pertaining to the Nematognathi.
- noun A member of the Nematognathi; any catfish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the Nematognathi.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of the Nematognathi.
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Examples
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Grose, 12, correctly spelled "nematognath" to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. In 2007, Grose placed second at the state bee.
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Twelve-year-old Andrew Grose, who attends Lake Country Academy in Sheboygan, correctly spelled "nematognath" to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington,
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"nematognath" to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. Grose placed second in 2007 but failed to qualify for last year's state bee.
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"nematognath" to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. Grose placed second in 2007 but failed to qualify for last year's state bee.
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