lumpfish
lumpfish
Definition
lump·fish (lump′fis̸h′)
noun pl. -·fish′, -·fish′es
any of several sluggish, marine percoid fishes (family Cyclopteridae), esp. a large N Atlantic species (Cyclopterus lumpus), usually having a heavy body with hard spines, lumps, and a powerful ventral sucker
Etymology: prob. so called from the bony tubercles
lumpfish
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- roe: Put the crab paste up there on the top shelf next to the Penthouse and the lumpfish roe up next to Reader's Wives.
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