English dictionary
lumpfish
/'l/@/mp,f/I//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
Synonyms cyclopterus lumpusSource: WordNet 3.0
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A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (<i>Cyclopterus lumpus</i>) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also <i>lumpsucker</i>, <i>cock-paddle</i>, <i>sea owl</i>.
Source: webster1913