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SLIPPERY DICK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slippery dick mean?
• SLIPPERY DICK (noun)
The noun SLIPPERY DICK has 1 sense:
1. small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
Familiarity information: SLIPPERY DICK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Halicoeres bivittatus; slippery dick
Hypernyms ("slippery dick" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Holonyms ("slippery dick" is a member of...):
genus Halicoeres; Halicoeres (a genus of Labridae)
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