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wrymouth

[rahy-mouth]
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noun, plural (especially collectively) wry·mouth, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) wry·mouths [rahy-mouth z] /ˈraɪˌmaʊðz/.
  1. any blennioid fish of the family Stichaeidae, having a large, upturned mouth, especially Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a bottom fish of the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. any of several related fishes.
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Origin of wrymouth

First recorded in 1645–55; wry + mouth
Also called ghostfish.
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