a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food
Word origin
C19: of uncertain origin
megrim in American English
(ˈmigrɪm)
noun
1. Obsolete
migraine
2. Archaic
a whim, fancy, or fad
3. [pl.]; Rare
low spirits; the blues
Word origin
LME migreime < OFr migraine: see migraine
Examples of 'megrim' in a sentence
megrim
`If you can't control that hideous noise I shall have a megrim.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)