jawfish
Americannoun
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jawfish,
plural
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jawfishes
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Etymology
Origin of jawfish
Example Sentences
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Mick Jagger, for example, would have no trouble courting a female, were he a yellowhead jawfish.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2019
Yellowhead jawfish may be the ultimate piscine real estate tycoons.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2019
I first encountered a male jawfish with a mouth full of eggs in 2010 while diving in Wakatobi National Park, in Indonesia, while doing independent undergraduate research.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2019
Of the eight such families, three consist solely of paternal mouthbrooders: jawfish, cardinalfish, and sea catfish.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2019
To showcase their would-be nursery, male jawfish court females by swimming in a series of swoops, arching their backs and flaring their fins.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 27, 2019
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