MUMMICHOG


Meaning of MUMMICHOG in English

[ 'mʌmɪtʃɒg ]

■ noun a small marine fish of sheltered shores and estuaries of eastern North America, popular in aquaria and also used as bait. [ Fundulus heteroclitus .]

Origin

C18: from Narragansett moamitteaug .

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