Lexic.us

Definition of Lumpsucker

1. Noun. Any of several very small lumpfishes.

Definition of Lumpsucker

1. n. The lumpfish.

Definition of Lumpsucker

1. Noun. Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the ''Cyclopteridae'' family, with adhesive pelvic discs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lumpsucker

1. The lumprish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lumpsucker

Literary usage of Lumpsucker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1867)
"Dr JA Smith exhibited a large specimen of the Cyclopterus lumpus (the lumpsucker). A female, which is larger than the male, the Hush, ..."

2. Scientific Investigations by Great Britain Fishery Board for Scotland, Fishery Board for Scotland (1907)
"The lumpsucker is a common fish on our shores in spring, when it comes close in among the rocks to ... The fecundity of the lumpsucker is therefore high. ..."

3. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"In the Arctic lumpsucker (C. spinosus) there are large, conical bony plates, surmounted with a spine, on the head and body of the adult. ..."

4. The Life-histories of the British Marine Food-fishes by William Carmichael M'Intosh, Arthur Thomas Masterman (1897)
"Egg of lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus. EE Prince. 2. Eggs of lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus. EE Prince. 3. Egg of Grey Mullet, Mugil capita. F. Raffaele. 4. ..."

5. Some Memories of Books, Authors, and Events by James Glass Bertram (1893)
"The lumpsucker was well known in many of the humble households of sixty years since before it began to be presented at fashionable dinner-tables. ..."

6. Report on the Lancashire Sea-Fisheries at the University of Liverpool, and by University of Liverpool, Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory, University of Liverpool Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory (1898)
"With the exception of the lumpsucker, whose eggs sink in the water, and are, consequently found on the bottom or attached to sea-weeds, all these fishes' ..."

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