I. ˈmēgrə̇m, ˈmāg- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English migrene, migrein, migreime, from Middle French migraine — more at migraine
1.
a. : migraine
b. : vertigo , dizziness
gives me the megrims to look down this way — Maxwell Anderson
2.
a. : a random, furtive, or unbidden thought or feeling : fancy , whim
as though some lurking megrim , some microbe of dissatisfaction with ourselves, was at work within us — John Galsworthy
and with no megrim in my head of having been possessed by some great moral purpose — R.B.Cunninghame Graham
b. megrims plural : low spirits : despondency , blues — usually used with the
fell victim to an attack of the combat flier's megrims — Paul Gallico
3. : any of numerous diseases of animals marked by disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behavior — usually used in plural
II. ˈmēgrə̇m noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
: any of several small flatfishes: as
a. : a European flounder ( Arnoglossus laterna ) of the family Bothidae — called also lantern flounder
b. : a whiff ( Lepidorhombus megastoma )