Air-bladder
111bony fish — any fish of the class Osteichthyes, characterized by gill covers, an air bladder, and a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * Any member of the vertebrate class Osteichthyes, including the great majority of… …
112drum — drum1 /drum/, n., pl. drums, (esp. collectively for 11) drum, v., drummed, drumming. n. 1. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head,… …
113Gaseity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Gaseity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 gaseity gaseity Sgm: N 1 vaporousness vaporousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 flatulence flatulence flatulency Sgm: N 1 volatility volatility Sgm: N 1 aeration …
114Swim — Swim, n. 1. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. [1913 Webster] 3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Swim bladder},… …
115To be in the swim — Swim Swim, n. 1. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. [1913 Webster] 3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Swim… …
116bell — gas bladder (a thin membranous, sometimes alveolated sac in the dorsal portion of the abdominal cavity. Contains a varying mixture of gases, not identical to the composition of air. May be one, two or three chambered. May be connected to the gut… …
117fishbladder — 1) the storage sac for urine 2) a figure composed of two equal and symmetrically placed circular arcs. See also vesica piscis 3) gas bladder (a thin membranous, sometimes alveolated sac in the dorsal portion of the abdominal cavity. Contains a… …
118float — 1) a cork, wood, glass, metal or plastic structure used to support or mark the position of a net. See also bombarda and glass float 2) a plastic, cork or wood device that enables a baited hook to be suspended in the water column and enables fish… …
119sound — 1) gas bladder (a thin membranous, sometimes alveolated sac in the dorsal portion of the abdominal cavity. Composed of three layers, the tunica externa, the submucosa or middle layer and the tunica interna, all q.v. Contains a varying mixture of… …
120Blast resistant mine — A Blast resistant mine is a landmine with a fuze designed to not be triggered by the shockwave from an explosion, making it difficult or impossible to be cleared using explosive minefield breaching techniques. This can be achieved in a number of… …
