swim bladder

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noun

air bladder (def. 2).

Origin of swim bladder

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby swim bladder

swig, swiler, swill, swim, swim against the current, swim bladder, swimfeeder, swim fin, swimmeret, swimmers, swimmer's ear

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Example sentences from the Web for swim bladder

The reproductive organs lie below the swim-bladder near the posterior end of the body-cavity.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
But a long-continued fish noise would involve a swim-bladder of large size.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
But in reality it has no gills and no swim-bladder; it lays no eggs; it does not own one truly fish-like organ.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen
Our ancestor was an animal which breathed water, had a swim-bladder, a great swimming tail, and an imperfect skull.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887|Various

And cushioned as it is in an obese envelope and without issue, the swim-bladder cannot be a bagpipe or wind instrument.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King

British Dictionary definitions for swim bladder

swim bladder

noun

ichthyol another name for air bladder (def. 1)

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Scientific definitions for swim bladder

swim bladder

[ swĭm ]

See air bladder.

单词	swim bladder
释义	swim bladder SEE SYNONYMS FOR swim bladder ON THESAURUS.COM noun air bladder (def. 2). Origin of swim bladder First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby swim bladder swig, swiler, swill, swim, swim against the current, swim bladder, swimfeeder, swim fin, swimmeret, swimmers, swimmer's ear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swim bladder The reproductive organs lie below the swim-bladder near the posterior end of the body-cavity. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg But a long-continued fish noise would involve a swim-bladder of large size. Creatures of the Abyss\|Murray Leinster But in reality it has no gills and no swim-bladder; it lays no eggs; it does not own one truly fish-like organ. Falling in Love\|Grant Allen Our ancestor was an animal which breathed water, had a swim-bladder, a great swimming tail, and an imperfect skull. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887\|Various And cushioned as it is in an obese envelope and without issue, the swim-bladder cannot be a bagpipe or wind instrument. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King British Dictionary definitions for swim bladder swim bladder noun ichthyol another name for air bladder (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swim bladder float, gas bladder Scientific definitions for swim bladder swim bladder [ swĭm ] See air bladder. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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swim bladder

noun

Origin of swim bladder

Words nearby swim bladder

Example sentences from the Web for swim bladder

British Dictionary definitions for swim bladder

noun

Words related to swim bladder

Scientific definitions for swim bladder