Meanings
nounblack swallower (plural black swallowers)
plural black swallowers
- A fish of the species Chiasmodon niger, deep-sea fish able to swallow fish much larger than itself.
Synonyms: great swallower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fish of the species Chiasmodon niger, deep-sea fish able to swallow fish much larger than itself.
Similar
great swallower
Translations
Russian чёрный живогло́т
- чёрный живогло́т (čórnyj živoglót)Chiasmodon niger
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