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Meaning of BUR FISH

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bur" fish`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the
United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the
power of distending its body with water or air, so as to
resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also {ball fish}, {balloon
fish}, and {swellfish}.
 

 

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