cling·fish (kl ng fsh )n. pl. clingfish or cling·fish·es Any of various small marine fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, having a large sucking disk under the front part of the body by which they fasten themselves to rocks and seaweed. |
clingfish [ˈklɪŋˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small marine teleost fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a flattened elongated body with a sucking disc beneath the head for clinging to rocks, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  clingfish - very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.family Gobiesocidae, Gobiesocidae - clingfishes |
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