英语词汇“snipefish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

snipe•fish n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishany of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body. Also called bellows fish.

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snipefish /ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)

any teleost fish of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a deep body, long snout, and a single long dorsal fin: order Solenichthyes (sea horses, etc)
Also called: bellows fish

Etymology: 17th Century: so called because of the resemblance between its snout and a snipe's bill

单词	snipefish
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 snipe•fish (snīp′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. Fishany of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body. Also called bellows fish. snipe + fish 1660–70 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: snipefish /ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes) any teleost fish of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a deep body, long snout, and a single long dorsal fin: order Solenichthyes (sea horses, etc) Also called: bellows fish Etymology: 17th Century: so called because of the resemblance between its snout and a snipe's bill
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