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polyneme |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polyneme \Pol"y*neme\, n. [Poly- + Gr ? thread.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the family {Polynemid[ae]}. They have several slender filaments, often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield isinglass of good quality. Called also {threadfish}.
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