| 单词 | frigate mackerel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrigate mackerel frigate mackerel n. Auxis rochei or A. thazard, fishes of the family Scombridæ, found in warm seas. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > miscellaneous type of frigate mackerel1884 wahoo1909 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I iii. 306 It is not unusual in the Bermudas, where it is called the ‘Frigate Mackerel’, a name not inappropriate for adoption in this country [sc. the U.S.]. 1902 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Amer. Food & Game Fishes I. 277 The only species of this genus is the frigate mackerel. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 19 Apr. 20/4 The rare capture on the coast of Otago..of a fish known in Australia as the frigate mackerel. 1965 A. J. McClane Standard Fishing Encycl. 374/1 Frigate mackerels are generally small, seldom reaching a length of 2 feet. < as lemmas |
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