LUMPSUCKER

lumpsucker

(noun) any of several very small lumpfishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lumpsucker (plural lumpsuckers)

Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the Cyclopteridae family, with adhesive pelvic discs.

Synonyms

• (one of the Cyclopteridae): lump, lumpfish

Source: Wiktionary


Lump"suck`er, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The lumprish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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