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war⋅mouth

[wawr-mouth]
–noun, plural -mouths [-mouthz, -mouths] , (especially collectively) -mouth.
a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gulosus, of the eastern U.S., having a patch of small teeth on its tongue.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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war·mouth   (wôr'mouth')   
n.   pl. war·mouths (-mouthz', -mouths') or warmouth
A freshwater sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) of the eastern and midwestern United States, having an olive color, a large mouth, and minute teeth on its tongue.

[Origin unknown.]
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