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cottid [ˈkɒtɪd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any fish of the scorpaenoid family Cottidae, typically possessing a large head, tapering body, and spiny fins, including the pogge, sea scorpion, bullhead, father lasher, and cottus

[from New Latin Cottidae, from cottus, from Greek kottos, the name of an unidentified river fish]

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cottus			Cottid species, including the northern sculpin (Icelinus borealis), are abundant in waters surrounding rookeries of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) where they contribute to the diversity of available prey species (Mueter and Norcross, 2000; Browne et al. Description of early life history stages of the northern sculpin ... by Cartwright, Rachael L. / Fishery Bulletin Abstract--A new species of the cottid genus Triglops Reinhardt is described on the basis of 21 specimens collected in Aniva Bay, southern Sakhalin Island, Russia, and off Kitami, on the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan, at depths of 73-117 m. Triglops dorothy, a new species of sculpin (Teleostei: ... by Pietsch, Theodore W.; Orr, James W. / Fishery Bulletin A functional approach to ecomorphological patterns of feeding in cottid fishes. Using bone measurements to estimate the original sizes of bluefish ... by Wood, Anthony D. / Fishery Bulletin			cotta cottage Cottage allotment cottage cheese cottage country cottage dweller cottage flat cottage hospital cottage industry cottage loaf cottage piano cottage pie cottage pink cottage tent cottage tulip Cottaged Cottagely cottager cottaging cottar Cottbus cotter Cotter drill cotter pin Cottian Alps cottid Cottidae cottier Cottise Cottised Cottoid Cottolene Cotton cotton ball Cotton batting Cotton Belt cotton bollworm cotton bud cotton buds cotton bush cotton cake Cotton cambric cotton candy cotton fiber cotton flannel cotton gin cotton grass cotton industry cotton mill cotton mouse cotton on			cotted cotted cotted cotter cotter Cotter & Company Cotter (bicycle part) Cotter (bicycle part) Cotter (farmer) Cotter drill Cotter Joint cotter pin cotter pin cotter pins cotter pins Cotterdale Cottereau, Jean cottered joint Cotterless Crank Puller Cotterpin Cotterpin cotters cotters Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club Cottesloe Theatre Cottesloe Theatre Cotteswold Hills Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club Cottian Alps Cottian Alps cottid Cottidae Cottidae cottier Cottier (surname) Cottier Prestations Services cottiers Cottiformes Cottise Cottised cottises Cottle County Cottle County, Texas Cottle County, TX COTTM Cotto Cotto salami Cottoid Cottoidei Cottoidei Cottolene cotton cotton cotton cotton Cotton and Allied Textiles Industry Advisory Committee cotton anthracnose Cotton Aphid Cotton Arbitration and Testing General Organization Cotton balance

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