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Any of various small aquatic vertebrtes of the genus Cyprinodon inhabiting desert springs and streams of Mexico and the southwest United States.

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Usage examples (33)
  • The world of the Devils Hole pupfish is a small place.
  • Scientists study rock pools that are home to the Devil's Hole pupfish, above.
  • Among the obstacles to Mr. Obama's agenda: the imperiled Devil's Hole pupfish.
  • To him, similarities mean one thing in pupfish morphology, quite another thing in the flagellum.
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