lump-fish
131mermaids — To judge from parallel beliefs elsewhere in northern Europe, the sea dwellers of English folklore were probably originally tailless, but the concept of the fish tailed mermaid (and merman), long established in Mediterranean lands as a… …
132Blob — (bl[o^]b), n. [See {Bleb}.] 1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A small fresh water fish ({Uranidea Richardsoni}); the miller s thumb.… …
