| 释义 |
wirrah Austral.|ˈwɪrə|
[Aboriginal.]
An Australian saltwater fish, Acanthistius serratus (family Serranidæ) that is greenish brown with blue spots.
1882J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries N.S.W. 34 ‘Wirrah’ or Plectropoma is a genus similar to that of Serranus, but armed with a row of spinous teeth on the lower jaw..besides the pair of canines above. 1933Bulletin (Sydney) 11 Jan. 21 We had caught a number of more genteel fish, so we heaved the common wirrahs and leather-jackets overboard. 1978J. M. Thomson Field Guide Common Sea & Estuary Fishes Non-Tropical Austral. 100 Except for the Wirrah most of the rock cods are regarded as good eating. |