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“black-banded”

The following 2 entries include the term black-banded.

black-banded snake

noun

: a small brownish back-fanged snake (Coniophanes imperialis) with three black bands extending along its back and sides that is native to Mexico and southern Texas

black-banded sunfish

noun

: a small yellowish gray sunfish (Mesogonistius chaetodon) with vertical black bars that is sometimes kept in the aquarium


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