CLINGFISH

clingfish

(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clingfish (plural clingfish or clingfishes)

A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.

Anagrams

• filchings

Source: Wiktionary



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