| 单词 | paddle-cock |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaddle-cock The lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus; = cockpaddle n. Also more fully paddle-cock. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Cyclopteridae (lump-fishes) > cyclopterus lumpus (lump-fish) lump1545 mugle1574 paddle1589 sea-owl1601 snot-fish1655 sea-poult1658 werrell1658 cockpaddle1684 urchin lumpfish1688 bagaty1710 lumpfish1744 sucker1753 suck-fish1753 lump sucker1776 red lump1832 sucking-fish1867 sea-hen1892 1589 J. Rider Bibliotheca Scholastica 1722 Lomp, or paddell, orbis. 1591 Aberdeen Rec. in W. Cadenhead New Bk. of Bon Acord (1866) 64 Partins and paddillis, with other sort of schell fish. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 428 The Lompe, Paddle or sea-Owle. 1792 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. III. 509 Prawns, small rock and ware cod, gurnet, turbot, and padles are found. 1805 G. Barry Hist. Orkney iii. i. 295 The Lump Fish (cyclopterus lumpus..), here denominated the Paddle, frequents the harbours and sand-banks. ?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 174 The Paidle spawns towards the end of March. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Paddle-cock, a name given in the north of Scotland to the lump-fish. 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. May 277/2 The dorsal ridge somewhat resembles a cock's comb and is probably the origin of the name ‘paidle-cock’. 1949 New Shetlander Mar.–Apr. 8 Perhaps too a great warty paedel—the Lumpsucker or ‘Sea Hen’—will be seen grounded on a sandbank. 1988 G. Lamb Orkney Wordbk. Paddle, the lumpsucker fish. < as lemmas |
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