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/boh"nee tayl'/, n.a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.[BONY + TAIL1]
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bonytail — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or bonytail chub : a minnow (Gila robusta) of the Colorado river system that is now rarely seen * * * /boh nee tayl /, n. a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle. [BONY … Useful english dictionary
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