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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large game fish (Nematistius pectoralis) of the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru, having several long thin dorsal spines that resemble a rooster's comb.

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