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mail-cheeked

[meyl-cheekt]

adjective

  1. (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mail-cheeked1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences

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Sclerog′enous, producing sclerous tissue: mail-cheeked, as a fish; Sclē′roid, hard, scleritic.—ns.

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