miller's-thumb
[ mil-erz-thuhm ]
/ ˈmɪl ərzˈθʌm /
noun
any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
Origin of miller's-thumb
1400–50; late Middle English
milneres thume; the fish is so called from its thumblike head
Words nearby miller's-thumb
millepore,
miller,
miller index,
miller's disease,
miller's thumb,
miller's-thumb,
miller, glenn,
miller-abbott tube,
millerand,
millerbird,
millerite
British Dictionary definitions for miller's thumb
miller's thumb
noun
any of several small freshwater European fishes of the genus Cottus, esp C. gobio, having a flattened body: family Cottidae (bullheads, etc)
Word Origin for miller's thumb
C15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb