lumpfish

[luhmp-fish]

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noun

lumpfish ,

lumpfishes .

any of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.

lumpfish

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a North Atlantic scorpaenoid fish, Cyclopterus lumpus, having a globular body covered with tubercles, pelvic fins fused into a sucker, and an edible roe: family Cyclopteridae
any other fish of the family Cyclopteridae

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First recorded in 1735–45; lump ¹ + fish

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C16: lump (now obsolete) lumpfish, from Middle Dutch lumpe, perhaps related to _lump ¹

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Examples have not been reviewed.

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The researchers plan on testing a smaller and lighter version in the Icelandic lumpfish fishery soon.

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The extremely ugly lumpfish comes close to the shore to breed around this time of year, so the roe is harvested and eaten fresh.

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In the fishmonger's next to the herring factory they have displays of fresh seafood on ice: lumpfish, turbot, prawns, skate and many more.

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