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featherback
[ feth-er-bak ]
/ ˈfɛð ərˌbæk /
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noun
any freshwater fish of the family Notopteridae, of Asia and western Africa, having a small, feathery dorsal fin and a very long anal fin extending from close behind the head to the tip of the tail.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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