auratan.
/ɔːˈreɪtə/ A gold-coloured fish; probably the Gilthead or Golden Maid ( Crenilabrus tinca), a variety of Wrasse.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Crenilabrus (gilt-head)
aurata?1527
peacock of the sea?1527
gilthead1538
cunner1602
golden-poll1655
peacock fish1661
sea-roach1668
goldsinnya1705
goldfinny1795
golden maid1814
cork-wing1836
?1527 L. Andrewe tr. Noble Lyfe Bestes sig. qii v Aurata is a fisshe in the see yt hathe a hede shinynge lyke golde.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 42 Open sea fish..such as e.g. auratas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- red-black
- red-blind
- red-blindness
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