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swampfish

American  
[swomp-fish] / ˈswɒmpˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

swampfishes,

plural

swampfish

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of swampfish

swamp + fish

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