lumpfish
any of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.
Origin of lumpfish
1Words Nearby lumpfish
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How to use lumpfish in a sentence
Down went the trap, an up she come: not even a lumpfish or a lobser t grace the labor.
Every Man for Himself | Norman Duncan
British Dictionary definitions for lumpfish
/ (ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ) /
a North Atlantic scorpaenoid fish, Cyclopterus lumpus, having a globular body covered with tubercles, pelvic fins fused into a sucker, and an edible roe: family Cyclopteridae
any other fish of the family Cyclopteridae
Origin of lumpfish
1- Also called: lumpsucker
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