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• hake — (n.) type of sea fish, c.1300, probably from O.E. haca a hook, door fastening (Cf. hacod pike the fish), or O.N. haki hook, from the shape of its jaw, both from P.Gmc. *hakan (Cf. Du. hake hook ), from PIE root *keg hook, tooth (see HOOK (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

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• keg- — Hook, tooth. 1. a. hake, from Old English haca, hook, akin to Old Norse haki, hook; b. harquebus, from Middle Dutch hake, hook. Both a and b from Germanic *hakan . 2. a …   Universalium

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• Deep sea fish — Humpback anglerfish Deep sea fish is a term for any fish that lives below the photic zone of the ocean. The lanternfish is, by far, the most common deep sea fish. Other deep sea fish include the flashlight fish, cookiecutter shark, bristlemouths …   Wikipedia

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