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Definition: Polyneme
Polyneme
\Pol"y*neme\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? thread.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the
family
Polynemid[ae]. They have several slender filaments,
often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield
isinglass of good quality. Called also
threadfish.
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