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/mud"spring'euhr/, n.mudskipper.[MUD + SPRINGER]
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Universalium. 2010.
mudspringer
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mudspringer — noun found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins • Syn: ↑mudskipper • Hypernyms: ↑goby, ↑gudgeon • Member Holonyms: ↑Periophthalmus, ↑genus Periophthalmus … Useful english dictionary
mudskipper — /mud skip euhr/, n. any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about … Universalium
genus Periophthalmus — noun a genus of Gobiidae • Syn: ↑Periophthalmus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gobiidae, ↑family Gobiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mudskipper — noun found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins • Syn: ↑mudspringer • Hypernyms: ↑goby, ↑gudgeon • Member Holonyms: ↑Periophthalmus, ↑genus Periophthalmus … Useful english dictionary
Periophthalmus — noun a genus of Gobiidae • Syn: ↑genus Periophthalmus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gobiidae, ↑family Gobiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
