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a clumsy, spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic, with a high, ridged back and a sucker on the belly formed by the ventral fins; lumpsucker.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lump|fish
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lumpsucker — Lumpfish Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea owl — Lumpfish Lump fish , n. [From {Lump}, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
