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mummichog

[ muhm-i-chog ]

noun

, Coastal New England.
  1. a silver and black killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, found in fresh, brackish, and salt water along the Atlantic coast of the United States.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mummichog1

First recorded in 1780–90, Americanism; from Narragansett ( English spelling) moamitteaũg

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