lesser forked beard

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lesser forked beard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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