Forkbeard

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A European fish ({Raniceps raninus}), having a large flat
         head; -- also called {tadpole fish}, and {lesser forked
         beard}.
     (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
         blennoides}); -- also called {great forked beard}.


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