| 单词 | nineeyed eel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnine-eyed eel 2. Applied popularly to various other fishes resembling eels in their snake-like form. electric eel: see as main entry; nine-eyed eel: the River Lamprey. sand eel: the Launce of Ammodyte. ΚΠ a1705 J. Ray Synopsis Avium & Piscium (1713) ii. 154 Sand-eel [Given as a synonym for the launce]. 1811 P. Neill in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 555 Lesser Lamprey... The popular name Nine-eyed-eel arises from the spiracles being taken for eyes. nine-eyed eel ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > suborder Petromyzontoidei or genus Petromyzon > member of (lamprey) lamprey1297 seven-eyes1496 lamprel1526 weasel1601 stone-grig1666 lamper-eel1709 lamprey-eel1726 stone-sucker1753 nine-eyed eel1811 nine-eyes1818 nine holesa1825 spanker-eel1846 seven-holes1853 petromyzontoid1861 1811 P. Neill in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 1 555 Lesser Lamprey... The popular name Nine-eyed-eel arises from the spiracles being taken for eyes. ?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 176 Sea-Lamprey. The Nine-eyed Eel. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist 426 (App.) [Petromyzon planeri.] These fish are generally termed ‘Nine-ee'd Eels,’ and are by no means held in high estimation. < as lemmas |
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