The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eleotris dormatrix
Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.
That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.]
--Bacon.A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
(Zo["o]l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
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(Zo["o]l.)
A large fresh-water gobioid fish ( Eleotris dormatrix).
A nurse shark. See under Nurse.