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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

• SLIPPERY DICK (noun)

Sense 1

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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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