Definition of Lumpfish
Lump´fish`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
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
.
Related Words
Cyclopterus
,
Cyclopterus
lumpus
,
genus
Cyclopterus
,
lumpsucker
,
scorpaenoid
,
scorpaenoid
fish
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