speak up
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"The bacteria are equipped with a nano-sized speargun, the so-called type VI secretion system, T6SS for short," says Basler.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
This means that Hara had to catch the fish in 60-degree water with all her gear — a 10-pound weight belt, snorkel, fins and 2-pound EduSub speargun.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022
A speargun is a fishing tool used for catching fish or underwater animals.
From Fox News • Aug. 31, 2020
Oppert’s steel speargun, which that morning had shot some large fish, was at the moment of the attack positioned across his thigh.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019
Then he repeated his efforts with several of the weapons lying around the bottom of the tank and managed to break three tridents, a sword, and a speargun.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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