oilfishn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪlfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪlˌfɪʃ/

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

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + fish n.¹ (see below).

Any of various fishes noted for their oily flesh, esp. Ruvettus pretiosus (family Gempylidae), a large, long-bodied, purple-brown fish of tropical and warm temperate seas, whose oil has a purgative effect.

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holostome1864

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oilfish1896

aholehole1897

berrugate1898

Photoblepharon1902

sweet-lip1934

rabbitfish1941

redbait1960

1896 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Fishes N. & Middle Amer. (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 47) i. 879 Ruvettus Pretiosus... (Escolar; Rovetto; Ruvetto; Chicolar; Oil Fish; Scour Fish; Plain-Tail.).

1928 Amer. Naturalist 62 476 These were not only undoubted Ruvettus hooks, but they bore all the earmarks of the strongly characterized Melanesian brand of oilfish hooks.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 227/1 One of the most widely distributed species [of snake mackerel] is the 6-foot oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, which is found around the world, usually at depths of about 2400 feet.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes ix. 124/1 Highly derived members of this group [sc. cottoid fishes of Lake Baikal] include 2 species of live-bearing, pelagic comephorid Baikal oilfishes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oilfish
释义	oilfishn. Brit. /ˈɔɪlfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔɪlˌfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < oil n.¹ + fish n.¹ (see below). Any of various fishes noted for their oily flesh, esp. Ruvettus pretiosus (family Gempylidae), a large, long-bodied, purple-brown fish of tropical and warm temperate seas, whose oil has a purgative effect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > miscellaneous types > [noun] mudfish1502 sprat1552 frogfish1598 rockfish1605 yellowtaila1622 sleeper1668 picarel1688 hogfish1735 porkfish1735 sucker1753 zebrafish1771 yellowbelly1775 white steenbras1801 stone-toter1817 stargazer1842 warehou1848 baardman1853 goatfish1864 holostome1864 spot snapper1876 suck-fish1876 mademoiselle1882 queenfish1883 cigar-fish1884 emperor fish1884 rock beauty1885 oilfish1896 aholehole1897 berrugate1898 Photoblepharon1902 sweet-lip1934 rabbitfish1941 redbait1960 1896 D. S. Jordan & B. W. Evermann Fishes N. & Middle Amer. (Bull. U.S. National Mus. No. 47) i. 879 Ruvettus Pretiosus... (Escolar; Rovetto; Ruvetto; Chicolar; Oil Fish; Scour Fish; Plain-Tail.). 1928 Amer. Naturalist 62 476 These were not only undoubted Ruvettus hooks, but they bore all the earmarks of the strongly characterized Melanesian brand of oilfish hooks. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 227/1 One of the most widely distributed species [of snake mackerel] is the 6-foot oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, which is found around the world, usually at depths of about 2400 feet. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes ix. 124/1 Highly derived members of this group [sc. cottoid fishes of Lake Baikal] include 2 species of live-bearing, pelagic comephorid Baikal oilfishes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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