longfinn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋfɪn/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˌfɪn/,

/ˈlɑŋˌfɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, fin n.¹

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + fin n.¹ Compare earlier long-finned adj.In sense A. (a) after scientific Latin alalunga, specific name (see alalonga n.).

A. n.

Any of various fishes distinguished by a long fin or fins; spec. (a) chiefly U.S. the albacore or long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga; (b) Australian and New Zealand a reddish, long-finned serranid fish of the genus Caprodon, esp. the pink maomao, C. longimanus. (c) New Zealand the long-finned eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii, of New Zealand.

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1845 Encycl. Metrop. XIII. 622/2 By the Basques it is called Hegalalouchia, or Long Fin, and in the Mediterranean it is commonly known as the Alalonga.

1882 J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries New S. Wales iii. 33 The longfin. (Plate III.) Anthias longimanus, Günth...may be known by its uniform red colour and the great length of the pectoral fins.

1899 E. R. Waite Sci. Results Exped. H.M.C.S. Thetis (Mem. Austral. Mus.) i. 76 (heading) Cæsioperca Lepidoptera... Bastard Longfin.

1916 Information Ann. 1915 581/1 Next in size comes the albacore tuna, or long fin, which averages twenty-five to forty pounds.

1927 W. J. Phillipps Bibliogr. N.Z. Fishes (1971) 33 Caprodon longimanus... Longfin; Mata.

1977 Field & Stream Feb. 40/3 A large influx of warm water in the fall can, in addition, lure in..some yellowfin tuna to top off the longfin season.

1981 J. C. Wilson N.Z. Fisherman's Bible 143 Longfin. Alternate name for Pink Maomao.

1990 R. M. McDowall N.Z. Freshwater Fishes (ed. 2) 55 Other common names [for the long-finned eel] include..sometimes silverbelly, which is a migrant longfin.

2006 J. Unkart Offshore Pursuit x. 185 When a longfin [tuna] is hooked deep and brought up, often the school follows it to the surface.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating fishes and other aquatic animals distinguished by a long fin or fins (cf. long-finned adj.).

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1907 D. S. Jordan Fishes 478 (caption) The Long-fin Albacore, Germo alalunga (Gmelin). Gulf Stream.

1912 C. F. Holder Fishes Pacific Coast 32 The long-fin tuna appears in Southern California in early spring.

1964 Proc. XVI Internat. Congr. Zool. 8 7 (table) Longfin dace, Agosia chrysogaster.

1970 J. H. Sorensen Nomencl. N.Z. Fish 21 Anguilla dieffenbachi and Anguilla australis respectively... Suggested commercial name[s]: (i) Longfin Eel—Eel (ii) Shortfin Eel—Silver belly; Silver eel.

1976 P. B. Moyle Inland Fishes Calif. 158 Longfin smelt [Spirinchus thaleichthys] can be distinguished from other California smelts by their long pectoral fins.

1988 J. P. Wourms et al. in W. S. Hoar & D. J. Randall Fish Physiol. XI. b. i. 46 In the longfin mako shark I[surus] paucus, only one embryo per uterus develops to term.

2012 L. Belanger Boston Homegrown Cookbook 115 There are hundreds of varieties of squid... If you encounter one on your dinner plate, it's typically loligo pealei, longfin squid, and odds are it came off a Rhode Island fishing boat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longfin
释义	longfinn.adj. Brit. /ˈlɒŋfɪn/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌfɪn/, /ˈlɑŋˌfɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, fin n.¹ Etymology: < long adj.¹ + fin n.¹ Compare earlier long-finned adj.In sense A. (a) after scientific Latin alalunga, specific name (see alalonga n.). A. n. Any of various fishes distinguished by a long fin or fins; spec. (a) chiefly U.S. the albacore or long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga; (b) Australian and New Zealand a reddish, long-finned serranid fish of the genus Caprodon, esp. the pink maomao, C. longimanus. (c) New Zealand the long-finned eel, Anguilla dieffenbachii, of New Zealand. ΚΠ 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XIII. 622/2 By the Basques it is called Hegalalouchia, or Long Fin, and in the Mediterranean it is commonly known as the Alalonga. 1882 J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries New S. Wales iii. 33 The longfin. (Plate III.) Anthias longimanus, Günth...may be known by its uniform red colour and the great length of the pectoral fins. 1899 E. R. Waite Sci. Results Exped. H.M.C.S. Thetis (Mem. Austral. Mus.) i. 76 (heading) Cæsioperca Lepidoptera... Bastard Longfin. 1916 Information Ann. 1915 581/1 Next in size comes the albacore tuna, or long fin, which averages twenty-five to forty pounds. 1927 W. J. Phillipps Bibliogr. N.Z. Fishes (1971) 33 Caprodon longimanus... Longfin; Mata. 1977 Field & Stream Feb. 40/3 A large influx of warm water in the fall can, in addition, lure in..some yellowfin tuna to top off the longfin season. 1981 J. C. Wilson N.Z. Fisherman's Bible 143 Longfin. Alternate name for Pink Maomao. 1990 R. M. McDowall N.Z. Freshwater Fishes (ed. 2) 55 Other common names [for the long-finned eel] include..sometimes silverbelly, which is a migrant longfin. 2006 J. Unkart Offshore Pursuit x. 185 When a longfin [tuna] is hooked deep and brought up, often the school follows it to the surface. B. adj. (attributive). Designating fishes and other aquatic animals distinguished by a long fin or fins (cf. long-finned adj.). ΚΠ 1907 D. S. Jordan Fishes 478 (caption) The Long-fin Albacore, Germo alalunga (Gmelin). Gulf Stream. 1912 C. F. Holder Fishes Pacific Coast 32 The long-fin tuna appears in Southern California in early spring. 1964 Proc. XVI Internat. Congr. Zool. 8 7 (table) Longfin dace, Agosia chrysogaster. 1970 J. H. Sorensen Nomencl. N.Z. Fish 21 Anguilla dieffenbachi and Anguilla australis respectively... Suggested commercial name[s]: (i) Longfin Eel—Eel (ii) Shortfin Eel—Silver belly; Silver eel. 1976 P. B. Moyle Inland Fishes Calif. 158 Longfin smelt [Spirinchus thaleichthys] can be distinguished from other California smelts by their long pectoral fins. 1988 J. P. Wourms et al. in W. S. Hoar & D. J. Randall Fish Physiol. XI. b. i. 46 In the longfin mako shark I[surus] paucus, only one embryo per uterus develops to term. 2012 L. Belanger Boston Homegrown Cookbook 115 There are hundreds of varieties of squid... If you encounter one on your dinner plate, it's typically loligo pealei, longfin squid, and odds are it came off a Rhode Island fishing boat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1845
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