| 单词 | butterfly ray |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly ray butterfly ray n. any of the short-tailed rays of the genus Gymnura and family Gymnuridae, of warm seas, having very broad and flat pectoral fins.It is uncertain what fish is denoted in quot. 1865. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Dasyatidae (sting-ray) > gymnura tentaculata (butterfly ray) butterfly ray1865 1865 A. G. L'Estrange Yachting W. of Eng. xi. 287 Here [sc. off Cornwall] was also the butterfly ray; the rare blenny with its long dorsal fin; [etc.]. 1877 H. C. Dorner Guide N.Y. Aquarium 58 The Butterfly Ray. (Pteroplatea maclura). Above, the color is greenish blue, with pale spots, below, it is pale red. 1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes xvi. 325 The Butterfly Rays (Pteroplatea). 2016 P. R. Last et al. Rays of World xxiv. 520 Gymnura tentaculata... Diet probably based on teleosts, like other butterfly rays. < as lemmas |
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