wolf-fishn.

Brit.

/ˈwʊl(f)fɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwʊl(f)ˌfɪʃ/

Etymology: After Latin lupus (see wolf n. 3b). Compare German wolfsfisch.

A large and voracious sea-fish, Anarrhichas lupus, having numerous sharp teeth and edible flesh; also called sea-wolf. Also applied to other fishes of the same genus.

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sea-wolf1390

wolf's-foot1443

wolf-fish1569

swine-fish1598

sea-cat1601

catfish1620

stone-biter1731

rock salmon1831

swine1844

Murray catfish1873

rock eel1969

1569 T. Blague Schole of Wise Conceytes 153 Of the Cockatrice and Seawolf... The Wolf fishe marking him well..sayde [etc.].

1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie ii. iii. 57 As for the Wolfe-fish, gluttons hold the taile to be the best.

1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 315 The mouth of the wolf-fish is almost paved with teeth.

1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 64 In Torbay..where no wolf-fish (Anarrhicus lupus) or other shell-crushing pairs of jaws wander.

1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 400 The Wolf-fish (Anarrhicas vomerinus) is not at all particular as to its food.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wolf-fish
释义	wolf-fishn. Brit. /ˈwʊl(f)fɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwʊl(f)ˌfɪʃ/ Etymology: After Latin lupus (see wolf n. 3b). Compare German wolfsfisch. A large and voracious sea-fish, Anarrhichas lupus, having numerous sharp teeth and edible flesh; also called sea-wolf. Also applied to other fishes of the same genus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Blennioidei > anarrhicas lupus (wolf-fish) sea-wolf1390 wolf's-foot1443 wolf-fish1569 swine-fish1598 sea-cat1601 catfish1620 stone-biter1731 rock salmon1831 swine1844 Murray catfish1873 rock eel1969 1569 T. Blague Schole of Wise Conceytes 153 Of the Cockatrice and Seawolf... The Wolf fishe marking him well..sayde [etc.]. 1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie ii. iii. 57 As for the Wolfe-fish, gluttons hold the taile to be the best. 1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 315 The mouth of the wolf-fish is almost paved with teeth. 1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 64 In Torbay..where no wolf-fish (Anarrhicus lupus) or other shell-crushing pairs of jaws wander. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 5 400 The Wolf-fish (Anarrhicas vomerinus) is not at all particular as to its food. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1569
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