| 单词 | king of the breams |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of the breams king of the breams n. now rare the common pandora of the North and Mediterranean Seas and eastern Atlantic Ocean, Pagellus erythrinus, which is a popular food fish in the Mediterranean region. ΚΠ 1810 Encycl. Londinensis V. 542/2 Among these fish there is sometimes found one distinguished by colours more beautiful and bright: this the fisherman [sic] call ‘the king of the breams’. 1843 R. Hamilton Nat. Hist. Brit. Fishes (Naturalist's Libr.: Ichthyol. IV) I. 175 This fish is known at Brixham by the name of Pandora, and King of the Breams, and sells for half as much more as the common Sea-bream. 1904 F. G. Aflalo Brit. Salt-water Fishes iv. 125 The Pandora, or King of the Breams (P. erythrinus), which is red, with blue spots. 1954 M. Kennedy Sea Angler's Fishes iii. 114 Travis Jenkins gives popular names as Pandora, King of the Breams and Spanish Bream. < as lemmas |
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