Spanish dancer

English

Hexabranchus sanguineus (sense 1)
Enypniastes eximia (sense 2)

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Noun

Spanish dancer (plural Spanish dancers)

  1. A species of nudibranch sea slug, Hexabranchus sanguineus, commonly growing up to a maximum length of 25 cm, with some reports to 40 cm in the Red Sea.
  2. A species of deep-sea sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, with webbed swimming fin-like structures at the front and back of its body.
    Synonyms: headless chicken fish, headless chicken monster, swimming sea cucumber, pink see-through fantasia

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