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noun • an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins | ||||
| 42% | 11 | Aptly describes the Venus figurine known as the 'Venus of Willendorf' | ||
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| 30% | 7 | Sometimes mistaken for other types of fish due to its unique appearance | ||
noun • flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed • large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins • any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth verb • To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity | ||||
What Venus Is Sometimes Mistaken For Due To Its Brightness
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