SLIPPERY DICK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small wrasse of tropical Atlantic

Synonyms:

Halicoeres bivittatus; slippery dick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("slippery dick" is a kind of...):

wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)

Holonyms ("slippery dick" is a member of...):

genus Halicoeres; Halicoeres (a genus of Labridae)

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