wrymouth

[ rahy-mouth ]

/ ˈraɪˌmaʊθ /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) wry·mouth, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) wry·mouths

[rahy-mouthz]. /ˈraɪˌmaʊðz/.

any blennioid fish of the family Stichaeidae, having a large, upturned mouth, especially Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a bottom fish of the Atlantic Ocean.

any of several related fishes.

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Also called ghostfish.

Origin of wrymouth

First recorded in 1645–55; wry + mouth

Words nearby wrymouth

wrung, WRVS, wry, wrybill, wryly, wrymouth, wryneck, wry-necked, W.S., WSA, WSSD