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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lump•fish (lump′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. - Fishany of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, esp. Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lumpfish /ˈlʌmpˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)- a North Atlantic scorpaenoid fish, Cyclopterus lumpus, having a globular body covered with tubercles, pelvic fins fused into a sucker, and an edible roe: family Cyclopteridae
Also called: lumpsucker Etymology: 16th Century: lump (now obsolete) lumpfish, from Middle Dutch lumpe, perhaps related to lump1 |