spanish dancer
/ˌspænɪʃ ˈdænsəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A species of nudibranch sea slug, Hexabranchus sanguineus, commonly growing up to a length of 25 centimetres (about 9.8 inches), with some in the Red Sea up to 40 centimetres (15.7 inches).
noun
A species of deep-sea sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, with webbed swimming fin-like structures at the front and back of its body.
Example Sentences
- "The Spanish dancer nudibranch Hexabranchus sanguineus[…], a large brightly colored shell-less sea slug (Gastropoda : Opisthobranchia) common to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, derives a potent chemical defense from a sponge that it eats (Halichondria sp.)."
- "How many Hexabranchus species are there? […] Of all nudibranch species, the "Spanish dancer" (H[exabranchus] sanguineus) is one of the most famous and most puzzling with over fifty names attributed to it."
- "Australian scientists happened upon a unique animal dubbed the "headless chicken monster" during a recent expedition to test new underwater camera technology. The animal, also nicknamed the "Spanish dancer" but known to the scientific community as Enypniastes eximia, was spotted in the Antarctic Ocean off of eastern Antarctica, according to the Australian government's Department of the Environment and Energy."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdænsəɹ/
- British English: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/