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单词 margate
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Definition of margate in English:

margate

noun ˈmɑːɡɪtˈmärɡit
  • A deep-bodied greyish fish which occurs in warm waters of the western Atlantic.

    Two species in the family Pomadasyidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
    • Margates at Fernando de Noronha play a shadow game with divers
    • In the W. Atlantic, the largest grunt is Haemulon album, the margate, greyish in general colour and an important food fish.

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

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Definition of margate in US English:

margate

nounˈmärɡit
  • A deep-bodied grayish fish that typically occurs in small groups in warm waters of the western Atlantic.

    Two species in the family Pomadasyidae: Haemulon album, a large grunt that is an important food fish, and the mainly nocturnal black margate (Anisotremus surinamesis)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Margates at Fernando de Noronha play a shadow game with divers
    • In the W. Atlantic, the largest grunt is Haemulon album, the margate, greyish in general colour and an important food fish.
    • The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.

 
 
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