wrymouth
nounUK /ˈraɪmaʊθ/
US /ˈraɪmaʊθ/
A wrymouth is a small fish with a twisted mouth that lives in the sea.
We saw a wrymouth hiding in the rocks near the shore.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A twisted or crooked mouth.
The old mask had a painted wrymouth that made us laugh.
3. A person who habitually twists their mouth in a grimace.
The grumpy wrymouth at the counter finally smiled.
4. Any of several fish of the genus Cryptacanthodes.
The wrymouth burrows in muddy bottoms along the coast.