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Cypris :: Cypris (n.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus..

Silverfin :: Silverfin (n.) A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Notropis Whipplei).

Malashaganay :: Malashaganay (n.) The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).

Sheatfish :: Sheatfish (n.) A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid..

Barracouata :: Barracouata (n.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).

Hammerhead :: Hammerhead (n.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.

Copepoda :: Copepoda (n. pl.) An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine..

Moon-eye :: Moon-eye (n.) Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus Hyodon, esp. H. tergisus of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters..

Badiaga :: Badiaga (n.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises..

Melanian :: Melanian (n.) One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell..

Bell Animalcule :: Bell animalcule () An infusorian of the family Vorticellidae, common in fresh-water ponds..

Pike :: Pike (sing. & pl.) A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack..

Poachard :: Poachard (n.) A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water, / red-headed, widgeon..

Trionyx :: Trionyx (n.) A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle..

Naid :: Naid (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chaetopod annelids of the tribe Naidina. They belong to the Oligochaeta..

Gymnotus :: Gymnotus (n.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power..

Rudd :: Rudd (n.) A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). It is about the size and shape of the roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud, finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called azurine, or blue roach..

Scyphophori :: Scyphophori (n. pl.) An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail.

Darter :: Darter (n.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid..

Widgeon :: Widgeon (n.) Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate, baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and whitebelly..

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