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lump·fish | \ ˈləmp-ˌfish 
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\Definition of lumpfish
: a northern Atlantic usually greenish fish (Cyclopterus lumpus of the family Cyclopteridae) having rows of nodules on the body and eggs used as a caviar
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The first known use of lumpfish was circa 1620
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