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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of fishes of the family Ophidiidæ, instituted by Artedi and formerly of great extent, now restricted to such species as O. barbatum and O. marginatum.
  • noun [lowercase] A species of this genus: as, the bearded ophidium.

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