| 单词 | roundtail chub |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroundtail chub roundtail n. †(a) Scottish the sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta (obsolete); (b) U.S. (more fully roundtail chub) the cyprinid chub Gila robusta, found in certain rivers in western North America; (c) a domesticated variety of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, having a rounded tail fin. ΚΠ 1803 Prize Ess. & Trans. Highland Soc. Scotl. 2 347 In the Eriox [the tail] is truncated, and even a little rounded; for which reason it is known among our fishers by the name of the Round Tail. 1847 T. T. Stoddart Angler's Compan. 231 The eriox or bull-trout..ascends Annan, where it is called a round-tail by the fishermen. 1896 Bull. U.S. National Mus. 47 227 Gila Robusta... Round-tail. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 282 Round-tail. The caudal fin is evenly rounded, almost circular. 1966 Southwestern Naturalist 11 317 Gila robusta Baird and Girard, roundtail chub. This large minnow was taken..at Stations 5–7. 1995 Denver Post 9 Apr. (Post Mag.) 9/1 Several native fish are gone—the Colorado squawfish, roundtail chub, bonytail chub and razorback sucker. 2001 Pract. Fishkeeping Feb. 16/3 The common Guppy strains..are generally characterized by their colour and the type of tail... A few of the most common include fantail, veiltail,..and roundtail. < as lemmas |
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