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swallower

Definition of swallower

noun

  • 1 [usually in combination] a person or thing that swallows something:pill-swallowers
  • 2a slender deep-sea fish with very large jaws and a distensible stomach, enabling it to swallow very large prey.
    • Family Chiasmodontidae: Chiasmodon and other genera

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