Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lump-fish .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The lumpfish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of the
scorpaeniform fish in the Cyclopteridaefamily , withadhesive pelvic discs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several very small lumpfishes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The male sea-horse puts the eggs in his breast-pocket; the male Kurtus carries them on the top of his head; the cock-paidle or lumpsucker guards them and aerates them in a corner of a shore-pool.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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The conclusions of the study also show that minimal consumption of lumpsucker, hake or salmon roe satisfies the human body's Omega 3 essential fatty acid requirements, because of its levels of EPA y DHA.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Credit: Guil Guerrero et al. The roe of hake, lumpsucker and salmon is the best dietary source of Omega 3, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Almería (UAL).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The conclusions of the study also show that minimal consumption of lumpsucker, hake or salmon roe satisfies the human body's Omega 3 essential fatty acid requirements, because of its levels of EPA y DHA.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Posted on: Friday, 11 December 2009, 13: 17 CST The roe of hake, lumpsucker and salmon is the best dietary source of Omega 3, according to a study carried out by researchers at the
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Washington: A new study carried out by researchers at the University of Almería (UAL) has found that the roe of hake, lumpsucker and salmon is the best dietary source of Omega 3.
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Credit: Guil Guerrero et al. The roe of hake, lumpsucker and salmon is the best dietary source of Omega 3, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Almería (UAL).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The conclusions of the study also show that minimal consumption of lumpsucker, hake or salmon roe satisfies the human body's Omega 3 essential fatty acid requirements, because of its levels of EPA y DHA.
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The father sea-spider carries about the eggs attached to two of his limbs; the father sea-horse puts his mate's eggs into his breast pocket and carries them there in safety until they are hatched; the father stickleback of the shore-pools makes a seaweed nest and guards the eggs which his wives are induced to lay there; the father lumpsucker mounts guard over the bunch of pinkish eggs which his mate has laid in a nook of a rocky shore-pool, and drives off intruders with zest.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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The results, published in the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, show that Omega 3 fatty acids are present in all fish roe, but especially in the eggs of Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda), mackerel (Scomber scombrus), squid (Loligo vulgaris), cuttlefish (Sepia sp.), lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus), hake
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
deinonychus commented on the word lumpsucker
There are several species, and many of them sound like excellent insults: pimpled lumpsucker, toad lumpsucker, bumpy lumpsucker, smooth lumpsucker...
February 13, 2012
bilby commented on the word lumpsucker
Animal insults list?
July 19, 2012
deinonychus commented on the word lumpsucker
Is there such a list? Or was that a suggestion to make one?
July 19, 2012
bilby commented on the word lumpsucker
I command the making of one, you Swollen-nosed Side-blotched Lizard!
July 19, 2012
deinonychus commented on the word lumpsucker
I don't take orders from a buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum, you pseudo-babbler of an eel-mother! But I will make a list of insulting-animals.
July 19, 2012