| 单词 | fairy basslet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy basslet fairy basslet n. any of various small tropical marine fishes, many of which are brightly coloured; spec. (a) any of several highly territorial fishes of the Western Atlantic and Caribbean constituting the family Grammatidae (formerly called Grammidae), esp. the royal gramma, Gramma loreto; (b) any of several small shoaling fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae (family Serranidae), found worldwide. ΚΠ 1933 W. Beebe & J. Tee-Van Field Bk. Shore Fishes Bermuda 139 (heading) Blue and gold fairy basslet. 1985 G. Goodson Fishes Atlantic Coast 17 The fairy basslets (Grammidae family) are small, brilliantly coloured allies of the groupers and seabasses. 1996 M. Snyderman & C. Wiseman Guide Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida 47/1 Strange as it might seem to us, fairy basslets appear to be just as comfortable upside down as rightside up. 2002 D. M. Warren Small Animal Care & Managem. (ed. 2) xx. 362 One species (of family Grammidae) found in the aquarium trade is the royal gramma or fairy basslet, Gramma loreto. 2008 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 3 Aug. (Discover section) 5 I can now tell a loggerhead from a hawksbill turtle and a fairy basslet from a harlequin tusk fish. < as lemmas |
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