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miller'sthumb
mill·er's-thumb
/
ˈmɪl
ərzˈθʌm
/
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mil
-erz-
thuhm
]
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noun
any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus
Cottus,
of Europe and North America.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
milneres thume;
the fish is so called from its thumblike head
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miller's-thumb
noun
small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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