| 单词 | man-of-war fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasman-of-war fish man-of-war fish n. a small tropical marine fish, Nomeus gronovii (family Nomeidae or Stromateidae), which when young lives among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war. ΚΠ 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. 285 Gobiomorus gronovii (usually called Nomeus gronovii), the Portuguese man-of-war-fish, is a neat little fish about three inches long. 1957 Encycl. Brit. IX. 320/2 Several peculiar pelagic species are usually placed near this family [sc. Stromateidae], e.g. the little banded man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii), which accompanies the Portuguese man-of-war. 1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 264/2 The man-o'-war fish has long been known for its association with the..Portuguese man-o'-war. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xv. 267/1 Juveniles of the man-of-war fish..live with impunity among and even feed on the stinging tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war. < as lemmas |
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