plural of white-lipped snail

(idiomatic) To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.

(idiomatic) To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

Ogcocephalus porrectus

A variety of batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini, native to the Galapagos Islands and Peru, which is noted for its bright red lips and inability to swim.

(idiomatic) To speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought or a reliable knowledge of important facts pertaining to the subject matter.

To be sullen or sulky.

Moxostoma pappillosum, a freshwater catostomid fish of eastern North America.

plural of V-lip redhorse

simple past tense and past participle of shoot from the lip