needlefishn.

Brit.

/ˈniːdlˌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈnid(ə)lfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., fish n.¹

Etymology: < needle n. + fish n.¹ Compare Dutch naaldvis (19th cent. or earlier), German Nadelfisch (1st half of the 18th cent. or earlier), Danish nålefisk.In quot. 1601 translating classical Latin belonē pipefish (Pliny) < ancient Greek βελόνη needle, pipefish (see Belone n.). The French texts corresponding to quot. 1601 and quot. 1666 both have eguille.

Any of various fishes with elongated bodies; spec. any fish of the family Belonidae, which comprises the garfishes and long-toms, characterized by long and slender bodies and long beak-like jaws.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Belonidae (gar-fish)

horn-fishOE

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garfishc1440

horn-stocka1485

green-bone1525

hornbeak1565

thorn-beak1570

horn-back1598

needlefish1601

spit-fish1601

sea-needle1603

ganefish1611

snacot-fish1611

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bill-fisha1757

gar1767

sea-pike1769

saury1771

gar-pike1776

sea-snipea1832

mackerel guide1835

long-nose1836

gore-fish1839

gorebill1862

mackerel-scout1880

Long Tom1881

snipe-eel1882

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks) > [noun] > family Syngnathidae (pipe-fish) > syngnathus acus (needle-fish)

needlefish1601

stang1803

tangle-fish1838

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. li. 266 The Horne-beakes or Needle~fishes.

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands i. xvi. 100 There is a Fish without scales, four foot or thereabouts in length, called the Needle-Fish.

1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 479 A Species of Sea Pike, a-kin to the Needle Fishes.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 203 The Syngnathus, with the middle of the body hexangular, and the tail pinnated. The Needle~fish.

a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment B) in Poet. Wks. (1980) I. 45 Let Rufus rejoice with the Needle-fish, who is very good in his element.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 172 A kind of needle~fish..was found here in great abundance.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. ii. 140 Little troops of needle-fish, eel-like animals with excessively long and slender toothed jaws.

1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 148 Belone vulgaris,..horn-fish, needle-fish or long-nose.

1925 W. Faulkner Let. 11 June in Thinking of Home (1992) 210 You can see the bottom quite plainly by the torch light, see crabs and mullet and needlefish, and an occasional stingeree.

1976 H. White Raincoast Chrons. 246 The Steamboat Ground, Where a myriad herring and needlefish breed.

1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 126 Now that the swamp is repossessing the land they also chase bears and panthers across them and go fishing for snapper and needlefish in the drainage canals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needlefish
释义	needlefishn. Brit. /ˈniːdlˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈnid(ə)lfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., fish n.¹ Etymology: < needle n. + fish n.¹ Compare Dutch naaldvis (19th cent. or earlier), German Nadelfisch (1st half of the 18th cent. or earlier), Danish nålefisk.In quot. 1601 translating classical Latin belonē pipefish (Pliny) < ancient Greek βελόνη needle, pipefish (see Belone n.). The French texts corresponding to quot. 1601 and quot. 1666 both have eguille. Any of various fishes with elongated bodies; spec. any fish of the family Belonidae, which comprises the garfishes and long-toms, characterized by long and slender bodies and long beak-like jaws. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Belonidae (gar-fish) horn-fishOE hornkeckc1425 garfishc1440 horn-stocka1485 green-bone1525 hornbeak1565 thorn-beak1570 horn-back1598 needlefish1601 spit-fish1601 sea-needle1603 ganefish1611 snacot-fish1611 greenbacka1682 bill-fisha1757 gar1767 sea-pike1769 saury1771 gar-pike1776 sea-snipea1832 mackerel guide1835 long-nose1836 gore-fish1839 gorebill1862 mackerel-scout1880 Long Tom1881 snipe-eel1882 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks) > [noun] > family Syngnathidae (pipe-fish) > syngnathus acus (needle-fish) needlefish1601 stang1803 tangle-fish1838 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. li. 266 The Horne-beakes or Needle~fishes. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands i. xvi. 100 There is a Fish without scales, four foot or thereabouts in length, called the Needle-Fish. 1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 479 A Species of Sea Pike, a-kin to the Needle Fishes. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 203 The Syngnathus, with the middle of the body hexangular, and the tail pinnated. The Needle~fish. a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment B) in Poet. Wks. (1980) I. 45 Let Rufus rejoice with the Needle-fish, who is very good in his element. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 172 A kind of needle~fish..was found here in great abundance. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. ii. 140 Little troops of needle-fish, eel-like animals with excessively long and slender toothed jaws. 1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 148 Belone vulgaris,..horn-fish, needle-fish or long-nose. 1925 W. Faulkner Let. 11 June in Thinking of Home (1992) 210 You can see the bottom quite plainly by the torch light, see crabs and mullet and needlefish, and an occasional stingeree. 1976 H. White Raincoast Chrons. 246 The Steamboat Ground, Where a myriad herring and needlefish breed. 1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 126 Now that the swamp is repossessing the land they also chase bears and panthers across them and go fishing for snapper and needlefish in the drainage canals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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