- flutemouth
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fluteˈmouth nounA fish (genus Fistularia) similar to the sticklebacks• • •Main Entry: ↑flute
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Flutemouth — Flute mouth , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A fish of the genus {Aulostoma}, having a much elongated tubular snout. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flutemouth — either of two families of elongated, long snouted, marine fishes: Fistulariidae, the cornetfish (q.v.), and Aulostomidae, the trumpet fish (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
trumpetfish — /trum pit fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) trumpetfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) trumpetfishes. any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown flecked Aulostomus… … Universalium
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Aulostomidae — Taxobox name = Trumpetfishes image width = 200px image caption = a trumpetfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Syngnathiformes familia = Aulostomidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Aulostomus The… … Wikipedia
cornetfish — /kawr net fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) cornetfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) cornetfishes. any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates… … Universalium
