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STARGASER
STARGASER
Star
"
gas
`
er,
n.
1.
One
who
gazes
at
the
stars;
an
astrologer;
sometimes,
in
derision
or
contempt,
an
astronomer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
several
species
of
spiny-rayed
marine
fishes
belonging
to
Uranoscopus, Astroscopus,
and
allied
genera,
of
the
family
Uranoscopidæ.
The
common
species
of
the
Eastern
United
States
are
Astroscopus anoplus,
and
A. guttatus.
So
called
from
the
position
of
the
eyes,
which
look
directly
upward.
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