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Noun: clingfish  'kling,fish
  1. Very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
    "The clingfish's ability to adhere to surfaces allows it to withstand strong currents"

Derived forms: clingfishes

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: family Gobiesocidae, Gobiesocidae

Encyclopedia: Clingfish