brotulidn.adj.

/ˈbrɒtjʊlɪd/

Etymology: < modern Latin Brotula, genus name, < American Spanish brotula lit. ‘little bud’, < brote bud: see -ule suffix, -id suffix³.

A. n.

Any of a numerous group of mostly deep-sea or cave-dwelling fishes placed either in the cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, or separated as the Brotulidae.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus or member of genus Ophidium

Ophidion1706

snake-fish1796

brotulid1895

cusk-eel1905

1895 Goode & Bean Oceanic Ichthyol. 316 Brotulids having the body elongate, covered with minute scales, and with lateral line interrupted over the vent.

1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxix. 524 These blind Brotulids, called Pez Ciego in Cuba, are found in different caves in the county of San Antonio.

1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes xii. 233 The two forms represent the only freshwater members of a large and varied family of fishes known as Brotulids (Brotulidae), the majority of which live at considerable depths in the oceans.

1975 Sci. Amer. Oct. 86/3 The brotulids (fishes distantly related to cods) remained almost motionless for hours, nibbling gently at the bait.

1986 New Scientist 8 May 47/1 Lucifuga speleotes is a brotulid, one of a group of stumpy, eel-like fish whose marine relatives inhabit the inside of reefs and crevices in undersea cliffs.

B. adj.

Of, pertaining to, or designating a brotulid.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [adjective] > of or relating to Ophidium

brotulid1913

1913 Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26 75 (heading) The scales of..brotulid..fishes.

1926 Zoologica (N.Y.) 8 125 Brotulid eggs are somewhat if not entirely pelagic.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 240/2 The only fish ever taken at a depth of more than four miles belonged to the brotulid genus Bassogigas.

1970 Nature 26 Dec. 1257/2 The brotulid fishes present a diversity surprising even to the ichthyologist.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	brotulid
释义	brotulidn.adj. /ˈbrɒtjʊlɪd/ Etymology: < modern Latin Brotula, genus name, < American Spanish brotula lit. ‘little bud’, < brote bud: see -ule suffix, -id suffix³. A. n. Any of a numerous group of mostly deep-sea or cave-dwelling fishes placed either in the cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, or separated as the Brotulidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus or member of genus Ophidium Ophidion1706 snake-fish1796 brotulid1895 cusk-eel1905 1895 Goode & Bean Oceanic Ichthyol. 316 Brotulids having the body elongate, covered with minute scales, and with lateral line interrupted over the vent. 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxix. 524 These blind Brotulids, called Pez Ciego in Cuba, are found in different caves in the county of San Antonio. 1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes xii. 233 The two forms represent the only freshwater members of a large and varied family of fishes known as Brotulids (Brotulidae), the majority of which live at considerable depths in the oceans. 1975 Sci. Amer. Oct. 86/3 The brotulids (fishes distantly related to cods) remained almost motionless for hours, nibbling gently at the bait. 1986 New Scientist 8 May 47/1 Lucifuga speleotes is a brotulid, one of a group of stumpy, eel-like fish whose marine relatives inhabit the inside of reefs and crevices in undersea cliffs. B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating a brotulid. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [adjective] > of or relating to Ophidium brotulid1913 1913 Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26 75 (heading) The scales of..brotulid..fishes. 1926 Zoologica (N.Y.) 8 125 Brotulid eggs are somewhat if not entirely pelagic. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 240/2 The only fish ever taken at a depth of more than four miles belonged to the brotulid genus Bassogigas. 1970 Nature 26 Dec. 1257/2 The brotulid fishes present a diversity surprising even to the ichthyologist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.adj.1895
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