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megrim::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hemicrania, migraine, sick headache |
| Type of | cephalalgia, head ache, headache |
Examples of megrim
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For one thing, megrim is much cheaper than its cousins the lemon and Dover sole.
From the guardian.co.uk
That's a megrim, a left-eyed flatfish coming soon to a plate near you.
From the guardian.co.uk
At the same time, 84% of Britons have never even tried megrim while 82% have never eaten pouting.
From the guardian.co.uk
I've been serving megrim sole for years and the big question is whether it's going to become the new lemon sole.
From the independent.co.uk
His successful campaigns include Switch The Fish, which encouraged shoppers to choose alternative species such as hake, coley and megrim.
From the independent.co.uk
So good, in fact, that in Spain the megrim is considered to be something of a delicacy, and imported from British shores in large quantities.
From the guardian.co.uk
Healthy stocks of megrim are found in the Irish Sea and the Western Channel, meaning it's not only cheap, eco-friendly and tasty, but local.
From the guardian.co.uk
Megrim is as despicable as Schrag is honorable, and Walker Jones has great fun making him a nasty piece of work, simultaneously snide and sleazy.
From the nytimes.com
Passers-by were given samples of coley, megrim, and mackerel to try in the hope that it will alleviate pressure on declining fish stocks.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
- Migraine: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
- (megrims) blues: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
- The megrim or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) (Walbaum, 1792) is a species of left-eyed Flatfish found in European seas between 100 and 700 metres below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries.
- A headache; a migraine. [from 15th c.]; Depression, low spirits, unhappiness. [from 16th c.]; A fancy, a whim, a caprice. [from 16th c. ...
- (megrims) Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses. (More at megrim.); Depression, low spirits, unhappiness
- Flat sea fish from the brill and turbot family.
- Flatfish, member of the sole family, caught of the Cornish coast.
- An evil dwarf who acts as a servant to Medb
