lump-fish

  • 1lump|fish — «LUHMP FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. a clumsy, spiny finned fish of the northern Atlantic, with a high, ridged back and a sucker on the belly formed by the ventral fins; lumpsucker …

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  • 2lump-fish — n. Lump sucker, sea owl …

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  • 3lump-sucker — n. Lump fish, sea owl (Cyclopterus lumpus) …

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  • 4turd fish — Noun. A lump of faecal excrement, when viewed floating in water …

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  • 5lumpfish — lump•fish [[t]ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich any thick bodied, knobby skinned fish of the family Cyclopteridae, having pelvic fins united to form a sucking disc • Etymology: 1735–45 …

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  • 6lumpfish — /lump fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lumpfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lumpfishes. any of several thick bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and …

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  • 7cock-paddle — Lumpfish Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes… …

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  • 8Cyclopterus lumpus — Lumpfish Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes… …

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  • 9Lumpfish — Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It …

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  • 10lumpsucker — Lumpfish Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes… …

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