Any of various other clupeid fishes that resemble the European pilchard and are used as food fish; spec. (a) U.S. the menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > miscellaneous types (5) pilchard1637 Any of various other clupeid fishes that resemble the European pilchard and are used as food fish; spec. (a) U.S. the menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus… gerooma1705 Some kind of fish. cotton-fish1851 = milkfish n. at milk, n.1 adj.compounds 3a (the sense in quot. 1851 is uncertain). sprat1871 Any of various other small fishes which are typically thought to resemble a sprat. Also: a young herring; cf. sprat herring n. (a) at compounds 2… maray1882 Any of several marine Australian fishes of the family Clupeidae, esp. the round herring, Etrumeus teres, or the Australian pilchard, Sardinops neo… |
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