| 单词 | sea-moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea-moth sea-moth n. a small fish of the family Pegasidæ, found in Indo-Pacific waters and having bony plates covering the body and enlarged pectoral fins. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Pegasiformes or genus Pegasus > member of (sea-moth) sea-dragona1836 flying or winged seahorse1854 sea-moth1905 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xiii. 239 These ‘sea-moths’ are fantastic little fishes. 1947 K. H. Barnard Pictorial Guide S. Afr. Fishes III. 76 The Dragon-fish or sea-moth..is also encased in bony plates like the sea-horses... It derives its name of sea~moth from its habit of skimming over the surface of the water. 1978 Nature 26 Oct. 693/1 The sea moths are a small family (Pegasidae) of marine fishes found only in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans, from East Africa to Hawaii. < as lemmas |
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