| 释义 |
‖ sphyræna Zool.|sfaɪˈriːnə|
[mod.L., a. L. sphȳræna, ad. Gr. σϕύραινα, f. σϕῦρα hammer.]
A pike-like fish belonging to the genus Sphyræna or the family represented by this; one of the common species is the barracuda.
1849–52Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. ii. 876/1 The teeth of the Sphyræna are examples of the ordinary implantation in sockets. Ibid. 880/2 The most formidable dentition..in the order of osseous fishes is that which characterizes the Sphyræna. |