peacock fishn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːkɒk ˌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌkɑk ˌfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., fish n.¹

Etymology: < peacock n. + fish n.¹

Any of various fishes with brilliant colours or markings, including the cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus, and the peacock bass, Cichla ocellaris; (also) any of various fishes with conspicuous fan-shaped fins or tails, including the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, and tropical fishes of the genus Pterois (family Scorpaenidae).

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Crenilabrus (gilt-head)

aurata?1527

peacock of the sea?1527

gilthead1538

cunner1602

golden-poll1655

peacock fish1661

sea-roach1668

goldsinnya1705

goldfinny1795

golden maid1814

cork-wing1836

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 234 Peacock-fish... Is an insipid and ignoble fish. The flesh is fat and gentle.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Peacock-fish, the English name of a fish of the Turdus, or wrasse-kind.

1872 Times 12 Sept. 4/6 Two pair of beautiful specimens of the Paradise or Peacock Fish have just been received there. This fish came first out of China.

1873 N. Pike Sub-trop. Rambles 5 There were the peculiarly-formed cow-fish (Ostracion sex cornutus), the peacock-fish (Cheitodon vulgaris),..which in spite of its name is one of the most graceful of fish in the water.

1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 5 May (Insight section) 32 The languidly-flowing river, with crystal clear water and peacock fish in abundance.

1999 Miami Herald (Nexis) 12 Sept. br3 Jose's dad..became determined to find out whether the peacock fish his son caught..was a record-setter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacock fish
释义	peacock fishn. Brit. /ˈpiːkɒk ˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpiˌkɑk ˌfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peacock n., fish n.¹ Etymology: < peacock n. + fish n.¹ Any of various fishes with brilliant colours or markings, including the cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus, and the peacock bass, Cichla ocellaris; (also) any of various fishes with conspicuous fan-shaped fins or tails, including the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, and tropical fishes of the genus Pterois (family Scorpaenidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Crenilabrus (gilt-head) aurata?1527 peacock of the sea?1527 gilthead1538 cunner1602 golden-poll1655 peacock fish1661 sea-roach1668 goldsinnya1705 goldfinny1795 golden maid1814 cork-wing1836 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 234 Peacock-fish... Is an insipid and ignoble fish. The flesh is fat and gentle. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. Peacock-fish, the English name of a fish of the Turdus, or wrasse-kind. 1872 Times 12 Sept. 4/6 Two pair of beautiful specimens of the Paradise or Peacock Fish have just been received there. This fish came first out of China. 1873 N. Pike Sub-trop. Rambles 5 There were the peculiarly-formed cow-fish (Ostracion sex cornutus), the peacock-fish (Cheitodon vulgaris),..which in spite of its name is one of the most graceful of fish in the water. 1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 5 May (Insight section) 32 The languidly-flowing river, with crystal clear water and peacock fish in abundance. 1999 Miami Herald (Nexis) 12 Sept. br3 Jose's dad..became determined to find out whether the peacock fish his son caught..was a record-setter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661
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