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cutlips minnow

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[kuht-lips] / ˈkʌtˌlɪps /

noun

  1. a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.

Etymology

Origin of cutlips minnow

So called from the shape of its lower lip

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