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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An anacanthine fish of the genus Ammodytes.
- noun A fish, Gonorhynchus greyi, of the family Gonorhynchidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various species of slim
fish , resemblingeels , especially of the genus Ammodytes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
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