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"roman": "skaljárija",
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"roman": "kokāmas āilā",
"sense": "marine fish",
"word": "ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ"
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"sense": "marine fish",
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"word": "pesce angelo"
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"Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)."
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"(South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)."
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"Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)."
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"(South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)."
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"Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae."
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"Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)."
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"cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand."
],
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"karst",
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],
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "freshwater fish",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Skalar"
},
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],
"word": "αγγελόψαρο"
},
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "freshwater fish",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "skalar"
},
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"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "freshwater fish",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acará-bandeira"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "skaljárija",
"sense": "freshwater fish",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "скаля́рия"
},
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"code": "dv",
"lang": "Dhivehi",
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"roman": "kokāmas āilā",
"sense": "marine fish",
"word": "ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"sense": "marine fish",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "pesce angelo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
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"tags": [
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],
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},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"sense": "marine fish",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "marine fish",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "peixe-frade"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "rýba-ángel",
"sense": "marine fish",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ры́ба-а́нгел"
}
],
"word": "angelfish"
}
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