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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy;
[syn: air bladder, swim bladder, float]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Swim \Swim\, n. 1. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish. [1913 Webster] 3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Swim bladder, an air bladder of a fish. To be in the swim, to be in a favored position; to be associated with others in active affairs. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

swim bladder n 1: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: air bladder, swim bladder, float]