单词 | miller's-thumb |
释义 | miller's-thumb[ mil-erz-thuhm ] / ˈmɪl ərzˈθʌm / nounany of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America. Origin of miller's-thumb1400–50; late Middle English milneres thume; the fish is so called from its thumblike head Words nearby miller's-thumbMiller, Glenn, Miller index, millerite, miller's disease, Miller's law, miller's-thumb, Milles, millesimal, millet, Millett, millhouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for miller's-thumbmiller's thumb nounany of several small freshwater European fishes of the genus Cottus, esp C. gobio, having a flattened body: family Cottidae (bullheads, etc) Word Origin for miller's thumbC15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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