MUMMICHOG

mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus

(noun) silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mummichog (plural mummichogs)

A hardy killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, found in brackish and coastal waters of the United States and Canada.

Synonyms

• (Fundulus heteroclitus): mummi, mummie, gudgeon, mud minnow

Source: Wiktionary


Mum"mi*chog, n. Etym: [Amer. Indian name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also minnow. [Written also mummychog, mummachog.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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