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pondwater en · NOUN

Etymology

From pond + water.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The water in a pond.
   • The worms start life as microscopic larvae inside tiny pondwater fleas but, once swallowed by people, emerge a year later as yard-long strands resembling fine spaghetti but wiggling out of acid-filled blisters, causing excruciating pain. 2009 February 3, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “A Company Prospers by Saving Poor People’s Lives”, in New York Times:

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