| 单词 | cock schnapper |
| 释义 | > as lemmascock schnapper cock schnapper n. chiefly Australian (now rare) a young individual of the Australasian snapper, Pagrus auratus (see schnapper n.). ΚΠ 1871 Sydney Mail 11 Mar. 57/4 Juveniles rank the smallest of the fry, not over an inch or two in length, as the ‘cock schnapper’. 1929 R. D. Frisbie Jrnl. 5 Jan. in Atlantic Monthly (1930) July 10/1 One might imagine a full-grown schnapper, or countfish, spawning at sea, resulting in the cock schnappers out here [sc. off California]. 1949 M. Burton Story of Animal Life I. i. 18/2 Common names can be confusing themselves, as for example Pagrus unicolor of Australia and New Zealand. This is called a cock schnapper when young. < as lemmas |
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