cutlips minnow

noun

variants or cutlip minnow
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: an olive-colored cyprinid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) of the northeastern U.S. and adjoining Canada having the lower lip 3-lobed

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“Cutlips minnow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlips%20minnow. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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