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Definition of mummichog

mummichog
Minnow Min"now, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also minow.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus l[ae]vis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also minim and minny. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus, Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also killifish, minny, and mummichog.
Mummichog
Mummichog Mum"mi*chog, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also minnow. [Written also mummychog, mummachog.]

Meaning of mummichog from wikipedia

- The mummichog (Fundulus hetero****us) is a small killifish found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Also known as Atlantic killifish...
- The striped killifish (Fundulus majalis), also called the striped mummichog, is a North American species of fundulid killifish. It lives in salt and brackish...
- the first fish in space (a mummichog), and the first spiders in space (garden spiders named Arabella and Anita). Mummichog were also flown by the U.S...
- Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense Banded killifish Fundulus diaph**** Mummichog killifish Fundulus hetero****us Spotfin killifish Fundulus luciae Striped...
- tilapia Mrigal Mud catfish Mud minnow Mudfish Mudskipper Mudsucker Mullet Mummichog Murray cod Muskellunge Mustache triggerfish Mustard eel Naked-back knifefish...
- Family Fundulidae (Topminnows) Banded killifish (Fundulus diaph****) Mummichog (Fundulus hetero****us) Blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus) Family...
- Partial list Atlantic stingray Bull shark Green chromide Herring Lamprey Mummichog Molly Guppy Puffer fish Salmon Shad Striped b**** Sturgeon Tilapia Trout...
- Danio rerio Zebrafish Fish embryonic development Fundulus hetero****us Mummichog Fish effect of hormones on behavior Nothobranchius furzeri Turquoise killifish...
- shallow pools, puddles, and small tidal rivulets. It closely resembles the mummichog (Fundulus hetero****us) in shape and coloration, but the two species can...
- had been largely impacted by the pollution, the Fundulus hetero****us (Mummichog), the group was able to gain traction and carry out multiple projects...