Any of several marine fishes having golden markings on the head; esp. a bream of the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic, Sparus aurata. Cf. gilt…
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释义 | the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Coryphaenidae (dolphin) (11) gilthead1538 Any of several marine fishes having golden markings on the head; esp. a bream of the Mediterranean and north-east Atlantic, Sparus aurata. Cf. gilt… dorado1604 A fish (Coryphæna hippuris) celebrated for its splendid colouring and the velocity of its movements; also called dolphin: see dolphin, n. 2. dolphin1626 Popularly applied to the dorado (Coryphæna hippuris), a fish celebrated for its beautiful colours, which, when it is taken out of the water, or is… golden-poll1655 a fish having golden-yellow markings on the head; cf. gilthead, n. 1. goldfish1670 A dolphinfish or dorado of the genus Coryphaena, which has a metallic golden lustre. Obsolete. pudding-wife1735 A wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of a predominantly greenish colour, found off the Atlantic coasts of tropical America. Also puddingwife wrasse. Cf. p… river porpoise1736 †(a) = river dolphin n. (b)(obsolete); (b) any of several porpoises (family Phocoenidae) occurring in rivers. river dolphin1781 †(a) the dorado, Coryphaena hippurus; = dolphin, n. 2 (obsolete rare); (b) any of several dolphins occurring in rivers in South Asia, China, and… pudding fish?a1808 = pudding-wife, n. 2. mahimahi1905 The dorado or dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, esp. as an item of food. lampuki1925 A large marine food fish, Coryphæna hippurus or C. equisetis; = dolphin, n. 2. |
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