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studfish

American  
[stuhd-fish] / ˈstʌdˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

studfish,

plural

studfishes

  1. either of two killifishes marked with orange spots, Fundulus catenatus northern studfish, of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and Ozark Mountains region, or F. stellifer southern studfish, of the Alabama River.

Etymology

Origin of studfish

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; stud 1 + fish

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Gleaming studfish of the Spandex species were everywhere and their gleaming bodies magically invoked within her sexual feelings—each in his own way.

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