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lumpfish
[ luhmp-fish ]
noun
plural (especially collectively) lumpfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) 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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noun
- 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lumpfish1
C16: lump (now obsolete) lumpfish, from Middle Dutch lumpe, perhaps related to lump 1
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The project also includes a proposal to aquaculture lumpfish, a species of fish that can be used to control parasites.
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And now, add the lumpfish to nature’s cast of secretly glowing animals.
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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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