| 单词 | priestfish |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspriestfish priestfish n. U.S. †(a) a fish (not identified) of the Atlantic coast of North America (obsolete); (b) the black rockfish, Sebastes melanops, common along the Pacific coast of North America (now rare). ΚΠ 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 29 Priest Fish or Sea Priest. 1886 Harper's Mag. Apr. 689/2 The priest-fish that rose up from the waves all cowled to receive the dead who were thrown over-board. 1933 W. H. Chute Guide John G. Shedd Aquarium 129 Sebastosomus mystinus—Priestfish; Black rockfish. This..reaches a length of fourteen inches and receives the name Priestfish from the dark color of its skin. < as lemmas |
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