- A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green,
sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three
rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a
ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also
lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl.
Definition
[ n.]