English Explanatory Dictionary

sleepmarken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.

Word forms

sleepmarken

Etymology

Unknown. Likely from Norwegian slepe (“drag”) + mark (“worm”). Attested from circa 1762; see quotations below.

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