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tongue-fish

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Noun

1. tonguefish

2. flatfish,

Usage
Cymothoa exigua is a parasitic crustacean that enters a fish through its gills, severs the blood vessels of its tongue until the tongue falls off, and then attaches itself in the empty socket where it functions as a working replacement tongue for the rest of the fish's lif - Silicon Canals
Tongue-eating parasites inspire new horror movie - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
A tongue-eating louse called Cymothoa exigua swims into a fish's gills, latches onto its tongue, drinks the blood until the tongue withers and falls off, and then spends the rest of its life acting as a functional replacement tongue the fish uses normally to eat. - Space Daily
Do Fish Have Tongues? - IFLScience
310-Million-Year-Old Ray-Finned Fish Had Tongue-Bite Apparatus - Sci.News
"If some stop swimming they will suffocate..." Did you know fish can do maths, walk, fly AND pee? 15 fish facts that leave you scratching your head - BBC Wildlife Magazine
‘Tongue-eaters’ found inside mouths of fish in Mexico turn out to be new species - Miami Herald
Meet the tongue-eating isopod, the parasite that literally becomes your tongue (if you're a fish) - Boing Boing
Fossil reveals earliest-known "tongue bite" eating style in a fish that lived 310 million years ago - Earth.com
Tongue-Eating Louse Actually Eats Tongues - Ocean Conservancy
View Tonguefish swimming over a molten sulfur pond near the Mariana Islands - Encyclopedia Britannica
‘Unique and important’: Tongue-biting louse is wonderfully gruesome - The Guardian
The tongue-eating louse does exactly what its name suggests - NPR
Tongue-Eating Fish Parasites Never Cease to Amaze - National Geographic
First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite - WBUR
Fish Tongue Biters: more than just one of a kind - Australian Museum
‘Martian’ Parasite Masquerading As Fish Tongue Found in Texas Park - Newsweek
When nightmares are real: Photo shows a parasite that ate – and then replaced – a fish's tongue - USA Today
See how tonguefish attack dead fish on the seafloor at Daikoku near the Mariana Islands - Encyclopedia Britannica
Observe a group of tonguefish on the seafloor at Daikoku volcano near the Mariana Islands - Encyclopedia Britannica
Why No Fish Wants a Tongue-eating Parasitic Louse in its Mouth - HowStuffWorks
Tongue Parasites to People of Earth: Thank You For Your Overfishing - National Geographic
Tongue-eating parasite found inside mouth of fish at Texas state park - KHOU
Video: A fish makes a tongue out of water - Science | AAAS
Flavor characteristics of garlic fish cakes using electronic nose and tongue analyses - Nature
This bizarre vampire parasite becomes a living tongue inside fish heads - SYFY
Tongue-tied - bioGraphic
This Terrifyingly Cute Parasite Eats Tongues - Discover Magazine
Behold the parasite that eats — and then becomes — a fish's tongue - CBC
Fish tongues, a Norwegian delicacy harvested by children - The Economist
Horrifying Images Reveal Bizarre Parasite That Replaces Tongue of Its Fish Host and Feeds on Blood - Newsweek
A scientist found a tongue-eating parasite in the mouth of a fish - CNN
Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish? - INRAE
Fish slurps up prey with watery 'tongue' - Nature
The Mystery at the Base of One of Biology’s Strangest Relationships - The Atlantic
Fish uses 'water tongue' to grab prey on land - Nature
Tongue-eating creature found inside fish at Texas state park is the stuff of nightmares - KSAT
New ‘bony-tongue’ fish discovered in Myanmar - news - Mongabay
This Winged Fish Uses Strange Tongue-Like "Legs" To Taste The Seafloor – Yes, Really - IFLScience
In Norway, Kids Slice Out Cod Tongues for Serious Money - Smithsonian Magazine
'Spooky' tongue-eating parasite found in fish at Galveston Island State Park - Houston Chronicle
Fish infected with tongue-eating parasite found in Galveston - KXXV
Palm Beach Blackwater Diving - Divernet
The Cut Of Fish That's Often Thrown Out But Is A Delicacy In Newfoundland, Canada - Food Republic
Does a Photo Show a Parasite That Replaced a Fish's Tongue? - Snopes
Fish that Walks on Land Swallows With Tongue Made of Water - National Geographic
Meet The Disturbing Parasite That Eats—And Becomes—Tongues - Forbes
Infestation of Tongue-Eating Parasites Discovered in Fish Shipment - Newsweek
Fish caught with live, tongue-eating parasite in its mouth - Fox News
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Parasite Eats a Fish's Tongue — And Takes Its Place - WIRED
Meet the 'vampire' parasite that masquerades as a living tongue - Live Science
A parasite feasts on a fish's tongue until it's gone. Don't worry, humans can't get it. - USA Today
Tongue-Eating Parasite Found In Mouth Of Fish At Texas State Park - IFLScience
Ouch! An isopod grabbed my tongue - Australian Museum
VIDEO: Fish Tongue Or Parasite? - Grand View Outdoors
Parasite that replaces a fish's tongue caught at Texas state park - Phys.org
Genome editing reveals dmrt1 as an essential male sex-determining gene in Chinese tongue sole ( Cynoglossus semilaevis - Nature
'Tongue-eating' lice invade fish's mouth in this year's creepiest Halloween photo - Live Science
Horrifying Parasite Masquerading as Fish Tongue Found in Texan State Park - ScienceAlert
Suffolk: Tongue-eating parasites enter UK through imported box of fish - Metro.co.uk
Solid Day of Ice Fishing On Tongue River Reservioir - Montana Outdoor
Isopod Got Your Tongue? Naturally Tongueless Animals - National Geographic
Mudskipper Fish Eat on Land Using Their Tongue Made of Water - IFLScience
Glowing brains, fish embryos and a snail tongue taste success in microscopy photo contest - Live Science
Tongue and cheek: Eating the once-discarded parts of Newfoundland’s number one fish - Salon.com
Taiwan-US pair find five new species of tonguefish - Taipei Times
Meet the Norwegian Kids Getting Paid Thousands to Cut Tongues Out of Fish - VICE
The tongue-eating louse is here to ruin everyone’s day - Australian Geographic
Isopod Replaces Fish's Tongue - Phys.org
Tongue-eating parasites discovered in container of fish imported to UK - The Independent
This Photo of a Parasite Attached to a Fish’s Tongue Isn’t From the Movie Aliens - The Phoblographer
A Tongue Eating Parasite Was Found Living Inside A Live Fish And I'm Never Eating Seafood Again - Totally The Bomb
A man found a tongue-eating parasite in his Morrisons sea bass - The Independent
Fishing frenzy: Dive into Home Style Fish Cafe in Taman Cheras for all sorts of fish, from deep-fried fresh catch to ‘ikan cencaru sumbat’ and shark meat ‘kari kapitan’ - Yahoo News Malaysia
Mudskipper fish may offer clues about development of tongue in land animals - Phys.org
Tongue-eating louse found in Tesco fish! - Practical Fishkeeping Magazine
PICTURE: Bizarre parasite that replaces tongue of its fish host - Jacaranda FM
Kansas, seafood and heat; tongue-eating louse found in supermarket fish freaks out unsuspecting customer - barfblog.com
This 'Vampire' Parasite Eats A Fish's Tongue — Then Becomes The Tongue Itself - All That's Interesting
'Tongue-eating parasite' discovered in box of imported fish in Suffolk - Yahoo News UK
Has COTW uncovered an entirely new species? - RNZ
Port of Felixstowe: Tongue-eating fish parasite found in container - BBC
After 30 years of living with a fish bone stuck to his tongue, Kerala man finally gets relief - The News Minute
Science & Environment | Fish dance on sulphur cauldrons - BBC
Tongue-eating parasites discovered in shipment of fish | ITV News - ITVX
Europe | Jersey | Rare tongue-eating parasite found - BBC
Tongue-eating bug found in fish - BBC
Horrifying 'vampire' parasite eats fish's TONGUE and lives in its mouth - The Sun
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'tongue-fish'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
toongue-fish,   tonguee-fish,   tongue-fsh,   tonguw-fish,   tongu-fish,   yongue-fish,   ttongue-fish,   tongue-fiah,   tongye-fish,   tongur-fish,   tongeu-fish,   tongue-dish,   tonge-fish,   tingue-fish,   tognue-fish,   tongue--fish,   tongue-gish,   tongue-ffish,   tomgue-fish,   tongue-fissh,   tonfue-fish,   tongue-ish,   tonguue-fish,   tnogue-fish,   tngue-fish,   togue-fish,   tongue-fishh,   tongue-fis,   tongue-fihs,   tongue-fisj,   tongue-fosh,   tongue-fsih,   tonuge-fish,   tongie-fish,   tonguef-ish,   tonhue-fish,   tonggue-fish,   tonguefish,   tongu-efish,   tonue-fish,   tongue-fih,   ongue-fish,   rongue-fish,   tonngue-fish,   tongue-ifsh,   tongue-fisg,   otngue-fish,   tpngue-fish,   tongue-fush,   tongue-fidh,   tongue-fiish,   tobgue-fish
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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