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gilthead

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gilthead [ˈgɪltˌhɛd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a sparid fish, Sparus aurata, of Mediterranean and European Atlantic waters, having a gold-coloured band between the eyes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar or related fish
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We took also a large number of giltheads, about one and a half inches long, tasting like dorys; and flying fire-fish like submarine swallows, which, in dark nights, light alternately the air and water with their phosphorescent light.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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