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spiny-cheek sleeper

spiny-cheek sleeper noun: any of the genus Eleotris of sleeper gobies with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.

Noun

spiny-cheek sleeper (plural spiny-cheek sleepers)

  1. Any of the genus Eleotris of sleeper gobies with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.

Forms of spiny-cheek sleeper

pluralspiny-cheek sleepers
alternative formspinycheek sleeper

Questions about spiny-cheek sleeper

What does spiny-cheek sleeper mean?
Spiny-cheek sleeper means any of the genus Eleotris of sleeper gobies with a circumglobal distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
What part of speech is spiny-cheek sleeper?
Spiny-cheek sleeper is a noun.
What is the plural of spiny-cheek sleeper?
The plural of spiny-cheek sleeper is spiny-cheek sleepers.

Words near spiny-cheek sleeper in the dictionary

  1. spiny softshell turtles
  2. spiny spider crab
  3. spiny spider crabs
  4. spiny tubeworm
  5. spiny tubeworms
  6. spiny-cheek sleeper
  7. spiny-cheeked honeyeater
  8. spiny-cheeked honeyeaters
  9. spiny-headed worm
  10. spiny-headed worms
  11. spiny-tailed lizard

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