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Lumpfish

Lumpfish Meaning & Definition
Lumpfish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lumpfish?

[n] clumsy soft thick-bodied North Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lumpfish: Cyclopterus lumpus

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See Also | Cyclopterus | genus Cyclopterus | lumpsucker | scorpaenoid | scorpaenoid fish

Lumpfish In Webster's Dictionary

\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 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 {lumpsucker}, {cock-paddle}, {sea owl}.

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