megrim
/ˈmiːɡɹɪm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.14 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
Example Sentences
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:megrim."
- "MEGRIM (LEPIDORHOMBUS WHIFFIAGONIS)[…]NOTE: In Ireland,this species is often called "witch", a name that properly belongs to the craigfluke, Glyptocephalus cynaglossus, which is a right-handed flatfish. Both species are marketed as "white sole.""
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French migraigne, semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin hēmicrānia (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrāníă), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (whence also English cranium). Doublet of migraine and hemicrania.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱerh₂-, hēmicrānia, ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmiːɡɹɪm/
Usage
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Phrases
four-spot megrim