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单词 dragonfish
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Definition of dragonfish in English:

dragonfish

nounPlural dragonfishesˈdraɡ(ə)nfɪʃˈdraɡənˌfiSH
  • A deep-sea fish with a long slender body.

    ('Antarctic dragonfish') a fish of southern polar seas with a flattened head (family Bathydraconidae).

    a fish with long sharp teeth, a barbel on the chin, and luminous organs on the body (families Stomiatidae and Idiacanthidae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fishes began with a coelacanth, a carp, and a dragonfish and ended with a goldfish.
    • Midwater species, such as lanternfishes, hatchetfishes and dragonfishes have rows of lights along the underside of the body, probably for mating and identification as well as foraging.
    • Most creatures emit a bluish green glow, but this dragonfish can shine red light on its prey that is visible to its eyes alone.
    • Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish including the barbeled dragonfishes and (in the subfamily Malacosteinae) the loosejaws.
    • The crocodile dragonfish is one of the stranger-looking denizens of Antarctic waters the spiny plunderfish is a bottom-dweller
 
 

Definition of dragonfish in US English:

dragonfish

nounˈdraɡənˌfiSH
  • A deep-sea fish with a long slender body.

    ('Antarctic dragonfish') a fish of southern polar seas with a flattened head (family Bathydraconidae)

    a fish with long sharp teeth, a barbel on the chin, and luminous organs on the body (families Stomiatidae and Idiacanthidae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fishes began with a coelacanth, a carp, and a dragonfish and ended with a goldfish.
    • Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish including the barbeled dragonfishes and (in the subfamily Malacosteinae) the loosejaws.
    • Most creatures emit a bluish green glow, but this dragonfish can shine red light on its prey that is visible to its eyes alone.
    • Midwater species, such as lanternfishes, hatchetfishes and dragonfishes have rows of lights along the underside of the body, probably for mating and identification as well as foraging.
    • The crocodile dragonfish is one of the stranger-looking denizens of Antarctic waters the spiny plunderfish is a bottom-dweller
 
 
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