phantom shiner

noun

A fish of species Notropis orca, previously endemic to Texas and Mexico, presumed extinct as of 1996.

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Meanings

nounphantom shiner (plural phantom shiners)

plural phantom shiners

  1. A fish of species Notropis orca, previously endemic to Texas and Mexico, presumed extinct as of 1996.
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APA

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