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单词 clingfish
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Definition of clingfish in English:

clingfish

nounPlural clingfishesˈklɪŋfɪʃˈkliNGfiSH
  • A small fish occurring mainly in shallow or intertidal water, with a sucker for attachment to rocks and other surfaces.

    Family Gobiesocidae: several genera and species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
    • His research interests are leatherjackets, clingfishes, biodiversity in shallow reefs and the Leeuwin Current.
    • Sonora clingfish live under rocks, to which they cling, and in little or no water.
    • Lumpsuckers and clingfishes have sucker attachments that help them hang on to rocks so they aren't buffeted by the waves.
    • It is the most widespread of 4 species of clingfish in the family Gobiesocidae found in British seas.
 
 

Definition of clingfish in US English:

clingfish

nounˈkliNGfiSH
  • A small fish occurring mainly in shallow or intertidal water, with a sucker for attachment to rocks and other surfaces.

    Family Gobiesocidae: several genera and species, including the shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster) of Europe and West Africa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lumpsuckers and clingfishes have sucker attachments that help them hang on to rocks so they aren't buffeted by the waves.
    • Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
    • It is the most widespread of 4 species of clingfish in the family Gobiesocidae found in British seas.
    • His research interests are leatherjackets, clingfishes, biodiversity in shallow reefs and the Leeuwin Current.
    • Sonora clingfish live under rocks, to which they cling, and in little or no water.
 
 
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