| 单词 | pocket-fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspocket-fish pocket-fish n. †(a) Scottish a cuttlefish (obsolete); (b) English regional an anglerfish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > family Lophiidae > lophius piscatorius (angler) frogfish1598 frog1601 sea-fisher1601 sea-frog1601 friar1603 toad-fish1612 catfish1620 sea-angler1653 devil fish1666 monkfish1666 nass-fish1666 angler1776 pocket-fish1796 kettle-mawa1798 wide-gab1807 anglerfish1854 round robin1880 dragon- 1796 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVIII. 375 Sometimes the cuttle fish (sepio soligo [sic] of Linnaeus), and what the Scots fishermen denominate the pocket or hoze fish are caught upon the shore. 1875 F. T. Buckland Log-bk. Fisherman 65 It was the curiostest fish I ever see... He was uglier than a ‘Pocket fish’. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 21 Feb. 8/1 The angler is known by various names, including Pocket-fish, Sea-devil, Fishing-frog, Toad-fish, Briarbot, and Wide-gab. < as lemmas |
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