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bladder

27 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bladder (noun)
  2. bladder-and-string (noun)
  3. bladder campion (noun)
  4. bladder catchfly (noun)
  5. bladder cell (noun)
  6. bladder fern (noun)
  7. bladder fucus (noun)
  8. bladder green (noun)
  9. bladder kelp (noun)
  10. bladder ketmia (noun)
  11. bladder plum (noun)
  12. bladder senna (noun)
  13. bladder snout (noun)
  14. bladder tree (noun)
  15. bladder worm (noun)
  16. bladder wrack (noun)
  17. air bladder (noun)
  18. allantoic bladder (noun)
  19. Cape bladder senna (noun)
  20. frog's-bladder (noun)
  21. maple bladder-gall mite (noun)
  22. plum bladder (noun)
  23. sea bladder (noun)
  24. sting bladder (noun)
  25. swim bladder (noun)
  26. swimming bladder (noun)
  27. urinary bladder (noun)

blad·der

noun \ˈbla-dər\

Definition of BLADDER

1
a : a membranous sac in animals that serves as the receptacle of a liquid or contains gas; especially : urinary bladder b : cyst 2b
2
: something (as the rubber bag inside a football) resembling a bladder
— blad·der·like \-līk\ adjective
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Origin of BLADDER

Middle English, from Old English blǣdre; akin to Old High German blātara bladder, Old English blāwan to blow
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BLADDER

adder, ladder, madder

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