LUMPFISHES
LUMPFISH
lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus
(noun) clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
lumpfishes
plural of lumpfish
Source: Wiktionary
LUMPFISH
Lump"fish`, n. Etym: [From Lump, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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