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Eleotris dormatrix

Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.

  1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

  2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.]
    --Bacon.

  3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]

  4. (Zo["o]l.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.

  5. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A large fresh-water gobioid fish ( Eleotris dormatrix).

    2. A nurse shark. See under Nurse.