HyperDic: sea_snail

English > 1 sense of the expression sea snail:
NOUNanimalsea snail, snailfish, seasnail, Liparis liparissmall tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker
English > sea snail: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish.
Synonymssnailfish, seasnail, Liparis liparis
Member ofLiparis, genus Liparistype genus of the Liparididae
Broaderscorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fishfishes having the head armored with bony plates
Spanishliparidae

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