lumpsucker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Abby and I sneaked to the door as she yelled, “Spiny lumpsucker!” and waved her fingers around, dripping egg yolk on the floor before dashing over to the sink.
From Literature
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“I just found one of my favorite marine animals in the Puget Sound, the Pacific spiny lumpsucker. I’m super stoked. They’re adorable.”
From Seattle Times
The lumpsucker’s habit of staying put also allows the males to be stay-at-home dads.
From New York Times
My favorite one is the Pacific spiny lumpsucker picture.
From The Verge
Phallon Tullis-Joyce will insist it was the Pacific spiny lumpsucker, a bony fish with a suction cup pelvic fin that helps it attach to surfaces.
From Seattle Times
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