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wormfish

American  
[wurm-fish] / ˈwɜrmˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

wormfish,

plural

wormfishes

  1. any of several small, slender fishes of the family Microdesmidae, inhabiting tropical marine waters.

Etymology

Origin of wormfish

worm + fish

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