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surf smelt

noun

a smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus, inhabiting shallow waters from southern California to Alaska, and spawning in the surf.

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Nearby words

  1. surf duck,
  2. surf fish,
  3. surf mat,
  4. surf music,
  5. surf scoter,
  6. surf zone,
  7. surf-'n'-turf,
  8. surface,
  9. surface acoustic wave,
  10. surface analgesia

Origin of surf smelt

First recorded in 1880–85
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