bristlemouth

[ bris-uhl-mouth ]

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noun

, plural (especially collectively) bris·tle·mouth, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bris·tle·mouths [bris, -, uh, l-mou, th, z, -mouths].

any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.

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Origin of bristlemouth¹

bristle + mouth

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