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toxotes jaculator
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jaculator \Jac"u*la`tor\, [L.]
1. One who throws or casts. [R.]
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2. (Zool.) The archer fish (Toxotes jaculator).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Archer fish \Arch"er fish`\ (Zool.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Ch[ae]todon rostratus. [1913 Webster]
