| 单词 | king of the salmon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of the salmon king of the salmon n. chiefly North American a ribbonfish of the Pacific coast of the Americas, Trachypterus altivelis.In the legends of the Makah people of the northwestern United States, this fish leads salmon to their spawning grounds each year. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. King of the salmon, a fish Trachypterus altivelis. 1894 Washington Post 4 Feb. 15 A smaller fish of this type..is occasionally taken off our coast and known as king of the salmon. (Trachypterus rex-salmonorum.) The Chinnock [sic] Indians believe that if this fish is caught the salmon will cease running. 1959 Star & Times (Swan River, Manitoba) 10 Dec. 2/5 The King of the salmon is occasionally seen on the surface of the water off Canada's west coast. 1983 W. N. Eschmeyer & E. S. Herald Field Guide Pacific Coast Fishes N. Amer. v. 121 (heading) King-of-the-salmon Trachipterus altivelis. < as lemmas |
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