sea snail

/si sneɪl/
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Other forms: sea snails

Definitions of sea snail
  1. noun
    small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
    synonyms: Liparis liparis, seasnail, snailfish
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    type of:
    scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
    fishes having the head armored with bony plates
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