| 单词 | anglesey morris |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAnglesey morris An elongated flat transparent eel-like fish originally thought to be a distinct species, ‘ Leptocephalus morrisii’, but subsequently identified as the larval form of the conger eel (cf. leptocephalus n.). Also Anglesey morris. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Anguilliformes > member of family Congridae (conger) > young morris1769 phantom fish1879 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 125 The Morris... This species was discovered in the sea near Holyhead by the late Mr. William Morris. 1781 T. Pennant Tour in Wales (1783) II. 252 The Beaumaris Shark,..the Morris..and the trifurcated Hake..are new species taken in this sea. 1835 L. Jenyns Man. Brit. Vertebr. Animals 480 Leptocephalus Morrisii, Gmel. (Angelsea Morris). 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 311 (heading) The Anglesey morris. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 685/2 In 1864 the American naturalist, Gill, published the conclusion that L. Morrisii was the young or larva of the conger, and Leptocephali generally the young stages of species of Murænidæ. In 1886 this conclusion was confirmed from direct observation by Yves Delage.] < as lemmas |
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