单词 | greylord |
释义 | > as lemmasgreylord greylord n. British regional the saithe or coalfish, Pollachius virens; cf. greyfish n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > pollachius virens (coal-fish) > at certain stage of growth greyhead1692 greylord1698 greyfish1703 greybeard1742 1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda 30 The coast of St. Kilda, and the lesser Isles, are plentifully furnished with variety of..Cod, Ling..Turbat, Graylords, Sythes. 1707 G. Miège Present State Great Brit. ii. ii. 15 Grey-lord, in size and shape like a Salmon. 1856 W. Thompson Nat. Hist. Ireland IV. 183 At Portaferry (Co. Down) it [sc. the coal-fish] passes under four names: the fry are called Gilpins; next size Blockan; then Greylord; and to the very large fish the term Glashan is applied. 1902 J. Bickerdyke Pract. Lett. Sea Fishers xxiv. 247 The young fish are also named..gilpins, blockan, and graylord. 2007 H. Fearnley-Whittingstall & N. Fisher River Cottage Fish Bk. iii. 432 Coley,..regional names for it, including blockan, coalfish, cuithe, gilpin, greylord, piltock, saithe, sillack and sillock. < as lemmas |
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