Phrase guide

Spanish dancer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdɑːntsə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdænsəɹ/
  • General-American: /ˌspænɪʃ ˈdæntsəɹ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːnsə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ænsə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A species of nudibranch sea slug, Hexabranchus sanguineus, commonly growing up to a length of 25 centimetres (about 9.8 inches), with some in the Red Sea up to 40 centimetres (15.7 inches).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A species of deep-sea sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, with webbed swimming fin-like structures at the front and back of its body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: headless chicken fish, headless chicken monster, swimming sea cucumber, pink see-through fantasia

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Spanish (adjective) + dancer (noun), probably from the resemblance of the animal to a flamenco dancer in a reddish dress with ruffles.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Spaanse danser — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Catalan: ballarina espanyola — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Dutch: Spaanse danseres — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Finnish: Hexabranchus sanguineus -nilviäinen — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • French: danseuse espagnole — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • German: spanische Tänzerin — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Indonesian: biku-pita merah — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Italian: ballerina spagnola — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Persian: نرمتن رقاص — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Spanish: bailarina española — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Vietnamese: sên vũ công Tây Ban Nha — Hexabranchus sanguineus
  • Arabic: خيار البحر الشفاف — Enypniastes eximia
  • Finnish: Enypniastes eximia -merimakkara — Enypniastes eximia
  • German: spanische Tänzerin — Enypniastes eximia
  • German: kopfloses Hühnermonster — Enypniastes eximia