Definition of Mummichog

1. Noun. Silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Exact synonyms: Fundulus Heteroclitus
Generic synonyms: Killifish
Group relationships: Fundulus, Genus Fundulus

Definition of Mummichog

1. n. Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also minnow.

Definition of Mummichog

1. Noun. A hardy killifish found in brackish and coastal waters of the United States and Canada. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mummichog

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Medical Definition of Mummichog

1. Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes. Synonym: minnow. Alternative forms: mummychog, mummachog. Origin: Amer. Indian name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mummichog

mumblings
mumbly
mumbo-jumbo
mumchance
mumification necrosis
mumm
mummed
mummeite
mummer
mummeries
mummers
mummery
mummia
mummias
mummichog (current term)
mummichogs
mummied
mummies
mummification
mummification necrosis
mummifications
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mummified pulp
mummifies
mummiform
mummify
mummifying
mumming
mummings

Literary usage of Mummichog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Student's Reference Work for Teachers, Students and Families by Chandler Belden Beach, Frank Morton McMurry (1917)
"The mummichog is common in our brackish waters. The Dipnoi or double-breathers, in having lungs, approach the class of amphibia just above the fishes. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... changes of an unknown or unidentifiable character were noted during daily observation of behavioral and morphological features in the mummichog ..."

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