单词 | macrourid |
释义 | macrourid/məˈkrʊərɪd/ /ˌmakrəʊˈjʊərɪd/(also macrurid) Ichthyol. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Macrouridae of deep-water marine fishes with long tapering tails. noun A fish of the family Macrouridae; a rat-tail or grenadier. Origin1930s; earliest use found in John A. Thomson (1861–1933). From scientific Latin Macrouridae, family name from Macrourus, genus name (M. E. Bloch Ichtyologie v. 122; from macro- + ancient Greek οὐρά tail: see uro-) + -idae. Compare Hellenistic Greek μακρόουρος long-tailed (one isolated attestation), French macroure macrourid. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。