kype

British

/ kaɪp /

noun

the hook on the lower jaw of a mature male salmon

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Etymology

Origin of kype

from Scot kip, kipp anything beaked or hooked; perhaps related to Low German kippe point, tip

Example Sentences

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The males' lower jaws develop a hook, called a kype, which they use to fight other males.

From National Geographic • Mar. 24, 2018

The said Taalwurt Tdondarup complaineth and saith: "Nganya kype yoor-ril gool-gur, boye bomb-gur."

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George

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