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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1811
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†GAUGNET, n. A needle-fish, family Belonidae (see quot.).em.Sc. 1811 Wernerian Soc. Mem. 547:
S. Acus Sea-needle; Needle-fish; Gaugnet. This is found lurking among the sea-weeds, in shallow water, very common.
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