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megrim
/ˈmiːɡɹɪm/
noun 4
Collocations
2VERB + MEGRIM
see
MEGRIM + NOUN
lepidorhombus, whiffiagonis
Definitions
noun
1
A headache; a migraine.
2
A fancy, a whim, a caprice.
3
See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).
For quotations using this term, see Citations:megrim.
noun
1
A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
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."
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Synonyms
noun — a severe recurring vascular headache
- migraine
- hemicrania
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Idioms & Phrases
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:megrim.
Wiktionary02
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 flatfis
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