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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• a short respite

• air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

35%7 Consists of gill rakers and gill arches
noun

• one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

29%8 "Break, Break, Break" poet
noun

• Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

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