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lumpfish

/ˌlʌmpˈfɪʃ/
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Definitions of lumpfish
  1. noun
    clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
    synonyms: Cyclopterus lumpus
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    types:
    lumpsucker
    any of several very small lumpfishes
    type of:
    scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
    fishes having the head armored with bony plates
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