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单词 king klipfish
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king klipfishn.

Brit. /ˈkɪŋ klɪpˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈkɪŋ ˌklɪpˌfɪʃ/, South African English /ˈkɪŋ klɪpˌfɪʃ/
Forms: 1800s kingklipfish, 1800s kingklipvisch, 1800s– king klipfish, 1800s– kingklip fish, 1900s– kingclipfish, 2000s– king clipfish, 2000s– kingclip fish.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: king n., klipfish n.
Etymology: < king n. + klipfish n., after South African Dutch koningklipvisch (Afrikaans koningklipvis).
South African.
A bottom-dwelling, eel-like marine fish, Genypterus capensis (family Ophidiidae), found off the western and southern coasts of South Africa and popular as a food fish. Cf. kingklip n.
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1823 W. W. Bird State of Cape of Good Hope in 1822 viii. 159 The hottentot, jacob evert, elft, hake or stockfish, the king klipfish, the steen brazen, and the stompneus are all of excellent quality.
1878 J. Noble Cape & S. Afr. 81 There are also..a variety of the Xiphiuridæ, the king klipfish, which justly deserves its title as being one of the most desirable of the finny tribe.
1893 H. A. Bryden Gun & Camera Southern Afr. xx. 449 Many of the fish in Cape waters furnish excellent eating; the Roman, kingklipvisch, stomneus, steenbras, and klipvisch being among the choicest.
1930 C. L. Biden Sea-angling Fishes of Cape 2 Angling for..kabeljou, stockfish, and king klipfish.
1950 M. Masson Birds of Passage xii. 121 Vendor and buyer alike haggled over the merits of..Kingclipfish.
2007 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 25 May 20 Product donations from more than 100 Kiwi companies that keep the team stocked with..fresh white king clipfish from home.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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