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单词 miller's-thumb
释义

miller's-thumb

[ mil-erz-thuhm ]
/ ˈmɪl ərzˈθʌm /

noun

any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.

Origin of miller's-thumb

1400–50; late Middle English milneres thume; the fish is so called from its thumblike head

Words nearby miller's-thumb

Miller, Glenn, Miller index, millerite, miller's disease, Miller's law, miller's-thumb, Milles, millesimal, millet, Millett, millhouse
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British Dictionary definitions for miller's-thumb

miller's thumb

noun

any 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 thumb

C15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb
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