LUMPFISH


Meaning of LUMPFISH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' l ə mp- ˌ fish

Function: noun

Etymology: obsolete English lump lumpfish (prob. from Dutch lomp blenny, loach) + English fish

Date: circa 1620

: a northern Atlantic usually greenish fish ( Cyclopterus lumpus of the family Cyclopteridae) having rows of nodules on the body and eggs used as a caviar

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