Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rockling; specifically, the three-bearded rockling: same as
sea-loach . Alsoweasel-flsh .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A gossat, or rockling; -- called also
whistler ,three-bearded rockling ,sea loach , andsorghe .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dialect, archaic A fish: the gossat or
rockling .
Etymologies
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whistle + fish
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hernesheir commented on the word whistlefish
One for The Organism Orchestra list.
December 19, 2012