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A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.

A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.

An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii.

(Zoöl.) A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of vibrating cilia.

A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. [Also written brazier.]

s, the bony or cartilaginous arches which support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Branchial clefts, the openings between the branchial arches through which water passes.

Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. -- n. (Anat.)

A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

Same as Branlin, fish and worm.

A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.

A spotted European fish of the genus Lucioperca, resembling a perch.

A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.

To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.

die Nativitatis," i. e., "from the day of the Nativity," and sealed with the ring of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its parchment, written character, date, and seal. See Bull. -- Brief of title, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds and other papers constituting the chain of title to any real estate.…

A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.

ashington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames.

Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.

To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the noise it makes.

One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.