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noun
- (rare) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
- A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- (figurative) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
- A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
- The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
- The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
- The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
- The tongue of a buckle.
- A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
- A group of saltwater fish from the Zebrasoma genre, also known as the surgeon fish, see w:Tang (fish), Wikipedia
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noun
- Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.
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noun
- such a fish
adjective
- of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons
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noun (plural or tenches)
- a species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
| | tetra |
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noun
- any of several species of small South American freshwater fish of the family Characidae; popular in home aquaria
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noun (plural threshers)
- One who or that which threshes.
- A modern farm machine for threshing.
- A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
- A large pelagic shark of genus Alopias that has a very long tail.
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noun
- A large carnivorous animal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family indigenous to Asia.
- "Save the Tiger Fund", Dedicated to providing information to help preserve the remaining five subspecies of tigers. News, research, a kid's section, and a live tiger cub cam feed...http://www.savethetigerfund.org/ - 21k - 14 Apr 2006
- (context, South African, dated, _, but still used) A leopard.
- 1976, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick: Jock of the Bushveld p.251. Longmans ISBN 0582161231. (First published 1907).
- "Jim rearked irrelevantly that tigers were 'schelms' and it was his conviction that there were a great many in the kloofs round about."
- (US, slang) A person (especially a man) very who is very athletic during intercourse.
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noun
- A large shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, common in the mid-Pacific, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.
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noun (pl2=tilapia)
- Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
- 2006: Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron / On fishcakes and fried black swan " Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan, "Bottom of the World"
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proper noun
- a northern English occupational surname for someone who mends pots and pans
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noun (trevallies)
- An edible Australian fish of the genus Caranx
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noun (pl=trout, pl2=trouts)
- Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- Many anglers consider to be the archetypical quarry.
- (context, UK, pejoratives) An elderly woman of dubious sensibilities.
- Look, you silly old ; you can't keep bringing home cats! You can't afford the ones you have!
adjective
- bland, Bland and without individuality; like a drone.
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noun
- The (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches.
- A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid.
- torso, Torso.
- The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant.
- (context, US, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
- (context, US, telecommunications) A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment.
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noun (plural tuna or tunas)
- any of several species of fish, of the genus Thunnus, in the family Scombridae.
- the edible flesh of the tuna
- a type of cactus native to Mexico
- the fruit of the cactus
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noun (pl=turbot, pl2=turbots)
- Any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
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