Komtok

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

  Komtok \Kom"tok\, n. (Zool.)
     An African freshwater fish ({Protopterus annectens}),
     belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its
     lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of
     hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used
     as food.


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