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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.[SWAMP + FISH]
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swampfish — /swomp fish /, n., pl. swampfishes, (esp. collectively) swampfish. 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… … Useful english dictionary
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