单词 | silver eel |
释义 | > as lemmassilver eel silver eel n. (see quots.); also, a young eel before the adult coloration is developed. ΚΠ 1735 J. Swift & Sheridan Let. to Mrs. Whiteway 28 Nov. in J. Swift Wks. (1768) XIII. 143 For the rest, we are forced to take up with..silver eels, and such trash. ?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 175 Anguilla latirostris,..the Broad-nosed Eel... In the Tweed..it is distinguished from the others by the name of Silver-Eel. 1882 D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. Amer. 910 (note) This species [Trichiurus lepturus] is known as ‘Sabre-fish’ and ‘Silver Eel’, on the coast of Texas. 1952 New Biol. 13 76 At the silver-eel stage..it is ready to descend the river again. < as lemmas |
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