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鰏
简 鲾 · 繁 鰏Mandarin · pinyin bī
Meanings
- the ponyfishes, aka slipmouths (Leiognathidae, a family of fishes in the order Perciformes)
- Taiwan pr. bì
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- any fish of the suborder Percoidei
- (specifically) any fish of the family Leiognathidae: ponyfish; slipmouth
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