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lumpfish

noun
lump·​fish | \ ˈlÉ™mp-ËŒfish How to pronounce lumpfish (audio) \

Definition of lumpfish

: a northern Atlantic usually greenish fish (Cyclopterus lumpus of the family Cyclopteridae) having rows of nodules on the body and eggs used as a caviar

First Known Use of lumpfish

circa 1620, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lumpfish

obsolete English lump lumpfish (probably from Dutch lomp blenny, loach) + English fish

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