fimbria
noun
fim·bria
ˈfim-brē-ə 
plural fimbriae
ˈfim-brē-ˌē
-ˌī
-ˌī
1
: a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
2
: a pilus of a bacterium
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Scientists call it Anoplopoma fimbria, fishers might know it as the sablefish, while some chefs call it the Black Cod.
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fimbria
noun
fim·bria
ˈfim-brē-ə
1
: a bordering fringe especially at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
2
: a band of nerve fibers bordering the hippocampus and joining the fornix
3
: a pilus of a bacterium
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