| 单词 | jackknife fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjackknife fish jackknife fish n. a small sciaenid drumfish of coral reefs in the tropical West Atlantic, Equetus lanceolatus, which is white with bold dark stripes and an erect, elongated dorsal fin. ΚΠ 1949 R. Allyn Dict. Fishes 36 (caption) Jackknife fish. Chaetodontidae Family. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xix. 336/1 (caption) The jacknife fish, Eques lanceolatus , may use boldly contrasting, dark and light regions to emphasize those parts of its outline that are not fishlike in appearance, thus momentarily confusing a potential predator. 2002 Sport Diver June 58/3 Bill points out a pair of jackknife fish on a giant old anchor. < as lemmas |
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