单词 | trumpetfish |
释义 | trumpetfish[ truhm-pit-fish ] / ˈtrʌm pɪtˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) trum·pet·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trum·pet·fish·es.any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position. Origin of trumpetfishFirst recorded in 1660–70; trumpet + fish Words nearby trumpetfishtrumpery, trumpet, trumpet creeper, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, trumpetfish, trumpet flower, trumpet honeysuckle, trumpet-leaf, trumpet leg, trumpet marine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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