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  • 81grunter — n. 1. Hog, pig, swine. 2. Drum fish, grunt, gurnard …

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  • 82silver perch — ☆ silver perch n. 1. a common drum fish (Bairdiella chrysoura) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., with a silvery body and yellow fins 2. any of various silvery, perchlike fishes …

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  • 83spot — [spät] n. [ME < or akin to MDu spotte, akin to ON spotti, small piece (of ground)] 1. a small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch,… …

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  • 84white perch — ☆ white perch n. 1. a small, silvery, edible bass (Morone americana) of the same family (Percichthyidae) as white bass, found in coastal waters of the E U.S. 2. a freshwater drum fish (Aplodinotus grunniens) of the central U.S. 3. a) SILVER PERCH …

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  • 85perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction       any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… …

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  • 86fishing — /fish ing/, n. 1. the act of catching fish. 2. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish. 3. a place or facility for catching fish. [1250 1300; ME fisshing. See FISH, ING1] * * * or sport fishing Sport of catching fish freshwater… …

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  • 87Seine fishing — For other uses, see Seine (disambiguation). A basic seine net Seine fishing is fishing using a seine. A seine is a large fishing net that hangs in the water due to weights along the bottom edge and floats along the top. Boats equipped for seine… …

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  • 88arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 89Condition index — The condition index in fish is a way to measure the overall health of a fish by comparing its weight with the typical weight of other fish of the same kind and of the same length. The condition index is its actual weight divided by its expected… …

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