WRYMOUTH

wrymouth, ghostfish, Cryptacanthodes maculatus

(noun) eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Wry"mouth`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the genus Cryptacanthodes, especially C. maculatus of the American coast. A whitish variety is called ghostfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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