swimming bladder
1swimming bladder — noun 1. : the air bladder of a fish 2. : pneumatocyst …
2Swimming pool — A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest and deepest is the Olympic size. A pool can be… …
3Swimming — Swim Swim, v. i. [imp. {Swam}or {Swum}; p. p. {Swum}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swimming}.] [AS. swimman; akin to D. zwemmen, OHG. swimman, G. schwimmen, Icel. svimma, Dan. sw[ o]mme, Sw. simma. Cf. {Sound} an air bladder, a strait.] 1. To be supported by …
4Gas bladder — and thus to stay at the current water depth, ascend, or descend without having to waste energy in swimming. cite encyclopedia | title =Fish | encyclopedia =Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 1999 | publisher =Microsoft | date =1999] The gas… …
5Swim bladder — 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… …
6air bladder — internal sac filled with air present in fish and serves as an accessory respiratory organ to control buoyancy (to stay at the current water depth and go up or down) without having to waste energy in swimming …
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8Tinnsjå — Infobox lake lake name = Tinnsjå image lake = Tinnsjo Norway.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Telemark coords = coord|59|54|N|8|55|E|region:NO type:waterbody|display=inline,title type = inflow = Måna outflow …
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10fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …
