HyperDic: snailfish

English > 1 sense of the word snailfish:
NOUNanimalsnailfish, seasnail, sea snail, Liparis liparissmall tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker
English > snailfish: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish.
Synonymsseasnail, sea snail, 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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