A fish (Toxotes jaculator) which has the power of shooting a drop of water at insects that come near it; = archer, n. 5. Also jaculator fish.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Percoidei > [noun] > member of family Toxotidae (archer) (4) jaculator1765 A fish (Toxotes jaculator) which has the power of shooting a drop of water at insects that come near it; = archer, n. 5. Also jaculator fish. shooting-fish1803 = archer, n. 5. archer1834 Ichthyology. A fish (Toxotes jaculator Cuvier), found in Java and Sumatra, which has the power of shooting a drop of water at insects that rest near. rifle fish1897 Any of several archerfishes (genus Toxotes). Cf. archer, n. 5, jaculator, n. 2. |
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