Lumpfish Definition
lŭmpfĭsh
lumpfishes
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Cyclopterus lumpus
Other Word Forms of Lumpfish
Noun
Singular:
lumpfish
Plural:
lumpfishesOrigin of Lumpfish
Obsolete lump (perhaps from Dutch lomp burbot, eelpout, lumpfish) (probably akin to Dutch lomp sabot, wooden shoe (since the fish have a plump shape and blunt heads)) (English lump) fish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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