butterfish
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a small, flattened, marine food fish, Peprilus triacanthus, of Atlantic coastal waters of the United States, having very small scales and smooth skin.
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the rock gunnel. gunnel1
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an eel-like blennioid food fish, Pholis gunnellus , occurring in North Atlantic coastal regions: family Pholidae (gunnels). It has a slippery scaleless golden brown skin with a row of black spots along the base of the long dorsal fin
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Also called: greenbone. marari. an edible reef fish, Coridodax pullus , of esp S New Zealand. It has a slippery purplish-grey to olive-green skin and is often found browsing on kelp
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“It’s the kind of object that blurs the line between beauty and memory,” O’Dea said of the butter dish Kim made her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
The centre's museum displays objects found in excavations including a butter dish and part of a stringed musical instrument.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023
For the refrigerator, you may like something classic like a butter dish or a "butter box" with a lid.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022
I like the idea of having a place to put my used knife that is not on top of the tablecloth, with the tip on the edge of the plate or on the butter dish.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022
She nodded, blushing to the roots of her flaming hair, and put her elbow in the butter dish.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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