'Eleotris dormatrix' definitions:

Definition of 'Eleotris dormatrix'

From: GCIDE
  • Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
  • 1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Zool.) (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris dormatrix}). (b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse. [1913 Webster]