miller's thumb

mill·er's thumb

(mĭl′ərz)n. Any of several small freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, having a large spiny head and spiny fins, especially the European species C. gobio.

[From its stocky, thumblike shape (the phrase miller's thumb was originally a folk expression referring to millers who gave short weight by tipping the scales with their thumbs).]

miller's thumb

n (Animals) any of several small freshwater European fishes of the genus Cottus, esp C. gobio, having a flattened body: family Cottidae (bullheads, etc) [C15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb]

单词	miller's thumb
释义	miller's thumb mill·er's thumb (mĭl′ərz)n. Any of several small freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, having a large spiny head and spiny fins, especially the European species C. gobio. [From its stocky, thumblike shape (the phrase miller's thumb* was originally a folk expression referring to millers who gave short weight by tipping the scales with their thumbs).] miller's thumb n (Animals) any of several small freshwater European fishes of the genus Cottus,* esp C. gobio, having a flattened body: family Cottidae (bullheads, etc) [C15: from the alleged likeness of the fish's head to a thumb]
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