| 单词 | cusk-eel |
| 释义 | > as lemmascusk-eel cusk-eel n. any of a number of mostly small deep-sea fishes of the family Ophidiidae, having modified whisker-like fins under the throat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus or member of genus Ophidium Ophidion1706 snake-fish1796 brotulid1895 cusk-eel1905 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. 520 The more important family of Ophidiidae, or cusk-eels, is characterized by the extremely anterior position of the ventral fins..,each one appearing as a long forked barbel. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 241/1 The slender cusk eels are similar in appearance to some of the common tide-pool eel-like blennies. 1989 New Scientist 25 Feb. 53/1 Male rattails and cusk eels of the continental slope use the swimbladder as a drum operated by large drumming muscles. < as lemmas |
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