pearlfish
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pearlfish
First recorded in 1585–95; pearl oyster + fish
Example Sentences
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A sad, fart-less sea cucumber with a gonad-eating pearlfish coming out of its butt.
From The Verge • Mar. 31, 2018
The pearlfish is impressive in numbers as well as appetite.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their breeding habits were unaffected; during one two-month test, three pairs of caged pearlfish produced a total of almost 2,000 eggs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Entomologist Ernest Bay has pinned his hopes on the little Cynolebias bellottii, or Argentine pearlfish.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bay obtained a small number of pearlfish two years ago and kept some in cages in a water-covered rice field, others in test tanks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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