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mojarra
[moh-hahr-uh]
noun
any of several chiefly tropical, silvery fishes of the family Gerridae, having a protrusible mouth and grooves at the bases of the dorsal and anal fins into which the fins can be folded.
Word History and Origins
Origin of mojarra1
Example Sentences
A woman selling pozole and fried mojarra outside a storefront offering Zumba classes reported that a street lamp had gone out nearby, and she was worried about safety.
Tilapia, mojarra, carp and little silvery charales were buried in pits with lime to combat the potent stench of rotting fish.
The second was the mojarra, a whole tilapia, which arrived nicely scored and fried but was overcooked, and had a moldy aroma and flavor that rendered it inedible.
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