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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lumpfish/ˈlʌmpfɪʃ/

▶noun (pl. same or lumpfishes) a North Atlantic lumpsucker with edible roe. [Cyclopterus lumpus.]

– origin C17: from Mid. Low Ger. lumpen, MDu. lompe + fish1.

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