单词 | surface-swimming |
释义 | > as lemmassurface-swimming surface-swimming adj. (and n.) ΚΠ 1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 449/2 From its beauty, its size, and its tameness, the swan is the best subject in which to study or observe the action of surface swimming. 1843 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds III. 446 The principal food of the Kittiwake is the small surface-swimming fry of fishes, and other soft marine animals. 1894 Nat. Sci. Sept. 210 A surface-swimming bird may..take to diving, and then is pretty certain to deteriorate in flying power. 1970 Commerc. Fisheries Rev. Apr. 4/1 The government of American Samoa seeks to broaden the islands' economic base by harvesting surface-swimming tunas. 2009 K. Pryor Reaching Animal Mind vi. 109 Spotters..prefer eight-to-ten-inch-long, surface-swimming prey such as flying fish. < as lemmas |
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