wrymouth
Americannoun
plural
wrymouth,plural
wrymouths-
any blennioid fish of the family Stichaeidae, having a large, upturned mouth, especially Cryptacanthodes maculatus, a bottom fish of the Atlantic Ocean.
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any of several related fishes.
Etymology
Origin of wrymouth
Example Sentences
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"Oh, how do you do, dear Lady Wrymouth?"
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His fellow, the Wrymouth, seemed to have a care of you.
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If he had only heard of it from Tibble Wrymouth, he would have doubted, in spite of its power over him, but he had heard it from a man, wise, good, and high in place, like Dean Colet.
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