swampfish

[ swomp-fish ]
/ ˈswɒmpˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural swamp·fish·es, (especially collectively) swamp·fish.

a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.

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Origin of swampfish

swamp + fish

Words nearby swampfish

swamp rabbit, swamp rose, swamp sparrow, swamp white oak, swamper, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swampscott, swampy, swamy
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