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Archer fish

Archer fish \Arch"er fish`\ (Zo["o]l.) A small fish ( Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Ch[ae]todon rostratus.

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The swallow building nests of mud, the archer fish shooting down flies by spitting water distances of up to fifteen feet - every creature, without exception, has such intriguing inborn capabilities, if we study them.