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MUMMICHOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mummichog mean? 

MUMMICHOG (noun)
  The noun MUMMICHOG has 1 sense:

1. silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: MUMMICHOG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUMMICHOG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Fundulus heteroclitus; mummichog

Hypernyms ("mummichog" is a kind of...):

killifish (small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control)

Holonyms ("mummichog" is a member of...):

Fundulus; genus Fundulus (killifish)


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