omul
/ˈɒmʊl/ /ˈəʊmʊl/noun
The Arctic cisco, Coregonus autumnalis, a whitefish found widely in northern Eurasia and northern North America; specifically one of the subspecies C. autumnalis migratorius, which is confined to Lake Baikal.
Origin
Early 18th century. From Russian omul′, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Russian regional mulit′ to stir up (water), make it cloudy from mul silt.
- as plain as the nose on someone's face
- (as) pleased as Punch
- as pleased (or proud) as Punch
- (as) poor as a church mouse
- asportation
- a sprat to catch a mackerel
- asprawl
- (as) pretty as a picture
- asp viper
- a square deal
- a square peg in a round hole
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) quiet as a mouse (or lamb)
- (as) quiet as the grave
- asquint
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth
- (as) red as a beetroot (beet)
- as regards
- as regular as clockwork
- (as) right as a trivet
- (as) right as rain
- (as) rough as guts
- ass
- -ass