| 单词 | fool-fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfool-fish fool-fish n. U.S. (now rare) any of numerous filefishes of the family Monacanthidae; (also) any of several flounders of the family Pleuronectidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Monacanthidae > member of leather-jacket1770 fool-fish1842 scleroderm1842 unicorn-fish1876 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [noun] > family Pleuronectidae > genus Pleuronectes > member of yellowbelly1775 patiki1834 fool-fish1842 whiff1867 1842 J. E. De Kay Zool. N.-Y. iv. 335 Our fishermen apply to it [sc. Monocanthus broccus] the whimsical name of Fool-fish, in allusion to..its absurd mode of swimming. 1885 Standard Nat. Hist. III. 279 The Pleuronectes glaber, which is called fool-fish at Salem, because they are easily decoyed. 1960 Wildlife N. Carolina Aug. 13 (caption) The fool-fish is aptly named for his stupid appearance, and fishermen who have found him fumbling around in a net after all other fish have escaped consider him as stupid as he looks. < as lemmas |
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