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单词 fire-flaw
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fire-flawn.2

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., an element of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Apparently < fire n. + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps a variant or alteration of either flair n.2 or flathe n.). Compare fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3 and later fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c.
British regional. Obsolete.
The common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca. Cf. fire-flair n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2c and fiery-flaw n. at fiery adj. Compounds 3.
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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Dasyatidae (sting-ray)
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sea-devil1634
fiery-flaw1684
fire-flaw1684
whip-ray1699
fire-flaira1705
devil fish1737
trygon1749
stingaree1838
sephen1854
sting-tail1872
fiery-flare1889
1684 R. Sibbald Scotl. Illustr. ii. iii. 23 Pastinaca Marina, the Fire or Fiery Flaw.
1788 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 44/2 [Paintings of fish in Fishmongers' Hall] 3. A beautiful large mackerel, May and June. 4. A fire-flaw, April. 5. A pope, most months.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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