eleotris dormatrix

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eleotris dormatrix - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
     1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
        person.
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     2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
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     4. (Zool.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
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     5. (Zool.)
        (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris  dormatrix
            ).
        (b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
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