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Noun: swim bladder  swim bla-du(r)
  1. An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
    "The fish adjusted its swim bladder to swim at different depths";
    - air bladder, float

Derived forms: swim bladders

Type of: sac

Encyclopedia: Swim bladder