LUMPFISH


Meaning of LUMPFISH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: obsolete English lump lumpfish (probably from Dutch lomp blenny, loach, from Middle Dutch lompe cod) + English fish; probably akin to obsolete Dutch lompe piece, lump

: a soft thick clumsy marine fish ( Cyclopterus lumpus ) of both coasts of the northern No. Atlantic whose color is usually translucent sea green but sometimes purplish above or in the males brilliant red and yellow — compare cyclopteridae

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