Any fish of the genus Centriscus; esp. the trumpet-fish, bellows-fish, or sea-snipe, C. scolopax.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks) > [noun] > family Centriscidae > member of Centriscus (snipe-fish) > centriscus scolopax (sea-snipe) (6) snipe-fish1668 Any fish of the genus Centriscus; esp. the trumpet-fish, bellows-fish, or sea-snipe, C. scolopax. trumpet-fish1668 name for various fishes with long tubular snout, esp. the bellows-fish or sea-snipe (Centriscus scolopax) and the tobacco-pipe fish (Fistularia). bellows-fish1684 (so called from its general shape see quot.). trumpeter1756 = trumpet-fish n. at trumpet, n. compounds 3. Obsolete. sea-snipe1836 The trumpet-fish or snipe-fish, Centriscus scolopax, so called from its long tubular snout. woodcock-fish- = snipe-fish, n. 1. |
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