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swell⋅fish

  [swel-fish]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
puffer (def. 2).
Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; swell + fish
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swell·fish   (swěl'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. swellfish or swell·fish·es
See puffer.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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