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pond life

British  

noun

  1. the animals that live in ponds

  2. stupid or despicable people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Don't relegate all of us to a two-hour slot that you seem to regard as a place to put pond life," he said.

From BBC • May 19, 2016

What you have to do to help bats differs from what you have to do to help frogs or butterflies or pond life.

From BBC • May 22, 2013

Bellevue; • Mac's Pond Macros, learn about wetlands and pond life, 1-3 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2012

It is also an important conservation area for dragonfly and pond life.

From BBC • May 5, 2011

“So–so you were out on the lake this morning, studying pond life with the professor,” he said, alluding to the Scoutmaster.

From Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Hornibrook, Isabel Katherine

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