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Meaning of Montagu's sea snail in English:

Montagu's sea snail

noun

Zoology

  • A small snailfish of the north-east Atlantic, Liparis montagui (family Cyclopteridae), which feeds on littoral crustaceans.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Leonard Jenyns (1800–1893), naturalist.