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cottonwick

American

[kot-n-wik] / ˈkɒt nˌwɪk /

noun

a grunt, Haemulon melanurum, of warm Atlantic seas.

Etymology

Origin of cottonwick

First recorded in 1670–80; cotton + wick ¹

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