lumpsucker
English
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lumpsuckers using their adhesive pelvic discs
Etymology
lump + sucker
Pronunciation
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Noun
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Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
lumpsucker (plural lumpsuckers)
- Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
Synonyms
- (one of the Cyclopteridae): lump, lumpfish
Derived terms
- Atlantic spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus spinosus)
- smooth lumpsucker (Aptocyclus ventricosus)
Translations
scorpaeniform fish
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References
lumpsucker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cyclopteridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cyclopteridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- FishBase