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CORYPHENE
Etymology
Noun
coryphene (plural coryphenes)
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cor"y*phene` (kr"-fn`), n. Etym: [NL. coryphena, fr. Gr. coryph.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish of the genus Coryphæna. See Dolphin. (2)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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