suckermouth

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sucker +‎ mouth

Noun[edit]

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suckermouth (plural suckermouths)

  1. A ventrally orientated (inferior) mouth, in some fish, adapted for grazing on algae etc.
  2. Any of several fish that have this type of mouth