aferrapedres
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of aferra (“seizes, clings to”) + pedres (“stones”).
Noun
aferrapedres m (invariable)
- two-spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata)
- shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)
- Synonyms: xucladit, cabot xuclador
- spotted dragonet
Further reading
- “aferrapedres”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.