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searobin

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sea robin or sea·rob·in   (sē'rŏb'ĭn)
n.  Any of various marine fishes of the family Triglidae, having a bony head and extremely long pectoral fins with fingerlike rays that are used as feelers over the sea bottom, especially a gurnard of the genus Prionotus noted for its ability to produce sounds with its air bladder.
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searobin

noun
American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn: sea robin
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