Sleepmarken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sleepmarken is a noun meaning (uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
Meaning
(uncommon) A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa.
Example Sentences
3. Myxine glutinosa ["slepmark" or "pirål" in Norwegian], which Gunnerus has dissected himself, and where he had clearly observed the difference between the sexes. [The article published by Gunnerus was, "Om sleep-marken"].
Linné discussed the strange “lamprey” with Norwegian Bishop and naturalist Johan Ernst Gunnerus and they both classified it as a worm. In 1763, Gunnerus wrote about the creature and he then referred to it as a Sleep-Marken.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hagfish, myxinoid, tallegalane, weatherfish, fish, minnow.
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