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MILLER'S-THUMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does miller's-thumb mean? 

MILLER'S-THUMB (noun)
  The noun MILLER'S-THUMB has 1 sense:

1. small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: MILLER'S-THUMB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MILLER'S-THUMB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("miller's-thumb" is a kind of...):

sculpin (any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths)

Holonyms ("miller's-thumb" is a member of...):

Cottus; genus Cottus (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins)


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