cottonwick

[ kot-n-wik ]

/ ˈkɒt nˌwɪk /

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noun

a grunt, Haemulon melanurum, of warm Atlantic seas.

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Origin of cottonwick

First recorded in 1670–80; cotton + wick¹

Words nearby cottonwick

cotton tie, cotton to, cotton top, cotton waste, cottonweed, cottonwick, cottonwood, cotton wool, cotton-wool patches, cottony, cottony-cushion scale