单词 | father-lasher |
释义 | father-lashern. The short-spined sea scorpion, Myoxocephalus scorpius (family Cottidae), a sculpin of coastal waters in the north Atlantic. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Cottidae (sculpins) > member of genus Cottus (bull-head) > cottus scorpius (sea scorpion) father-lasher1673 sting-fish1836 hardhead1867 sea scorpion1896 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Cottidae (sculpins) > member of genus Cottus (bull-head) > cottus bubalis (father-lasher) father-lasher1673 1673 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 104 Father-lasher, Cornubiensibus pueris dictus: Scorpæna Bellony. 1740 R. Brookes Art of Angling ii. xx. 125 The Father-lasher..when full-grown does not exceed nine Inches in length. 1792 M. Riddell Voy. Madeira 69 The parrot-fish, the father-lasher, the macaw-fish, the moon-fish. 1806 J. Stark Picture of Edinb. 430 The Father-lasher or lucky-proach, and Grey Gurnard or crooner..are common, but are not esteemed. 1863 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands II. 9 The Father-lasher, or Sting-fish, will live long out of the water. 1909 Daily Chron. 20 Aug. 4/4 There is greed exemplified in the ogre-fish known as father-lasher, who rushes open-mouthed from his cave. 1968 N. MacCaig Rings on Tree 61 In that shallow water swim extraordinary little fish with extraordinary names they don't know they've been given—rock goby, lumpsucker, father lasher. 1995 H. Kruuk Wild Otters v. 131 There is also a close and highly prized relative of the sea-scorpion which otters take fairly often: the father-lasher or bullrout, Myxocephalus scorpius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673 |
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