Meanings
megrim1
plural megrims
- archaicA fancy, a whim, a caprice.First known use 16th c.
- in pluralSee megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).
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megrim2
plural megrims
- 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."
2016, http://specimenfish.ie/irish-record-fish/marine-species/megrim-lepidorhombus-whiffiagonis/Synonyms: Cornish sole, sail-fluke, whiff, white sole, witch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
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Origin
megrim · noun
- Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰ
- Late Latinhēmicrānia“pain in one half of the head”
- Middle Frenchmigraigne
- Englishmegrim
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.
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Bulgarian мегрим
- мегрим (megrim)Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Catalan bruixa
- bruixaLepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Finnish lasikampela
- lasikampelaLepidorhombus whiffiagonis
French cardine franche
- cardine francheLepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Hungarian nyelvhal
- nyelvhalLepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Russian мегрим
- мегрим (megrim)Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Spanish gallo, gallo del norte (L. whiffiagonis)
- galloLepidorhombus whiffiagonis
- gallo del norte (L. whiffiagonis)Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
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Cite this entry
megrim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megrim
“megrim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megrim. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megrim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megrim.
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