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corkwing

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corkwing [ˈkɔːkˌwɪŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a greenish or bluish European fish of the wrasse family, Ctenolabrus melops
[of uncertain origin]
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With its bright orange scales and amazing azure-blue markings, the corkwing wrasse may look like it belongs exclusively in a tropical reef, but this colourful fish is a perfect example of the surprising array of marine life hidden beneath the UK's seas.
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High winds prevented the event going ahead in the open sea but the threesome found 14 species including a rare (for the area) bull huss and three members of the wrasse family - a ballan, goldsinny and a corkwing.
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