单词 | tripletail |
释义 | tripletail[ trip-uhl-teyl ] / ˈtrɪp əlˌteɪl / nouna large food fish, Lobotes surinamensis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, having the lobes of its dorsal and anal fins extending backward and, with the caudal fin, suggesting a three-lobed tail. any similar fishes of the genus Lobotes, of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Origin of tripletailFirst recorded in 1795–1805; triple + tail1 Words nearby tripletailtriple response, triple rhythm, triple sec, triple-space, triplet, tripletail, triple threat, triple time, tripleton, triple-tongue, triple vision Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tripletailtripletail / (ˈtrɪpəlˌteɪl) / noun plural -tail or -tailsany percoid fish of the family Lobotidae, esp Lobotes surinamensis, of brackish waters of SE Asia, having tail-like dorsal and anal fins Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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