| 单词 | paradise fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparadise fish paradise fish n. †(a) a small fish of the genus Polynemus, probably the paradise threadfin, valued as a food fish in India (obsolete); (b) a labyrinth fish of the genus Macropodus (family Belontiidae), esp. the small, hardy, and aggressive M. opercularis of South-East Asia, kept as an aquarium fish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > fish > other edible fish dogdrave1227 lamprey1297 lingc1300 loach1357 tench1390 carpc1440 rougetc1485 anchovy1582 pompano1598 tai1620 alewife1633 tug-whitingc1650 weakfish1686 ten-pounder1699 fire-flaira1705 tusk1707 porgy1725 katsuo1727 rockfish1731 tautog1750 sea bass1765 Albany beef1779 sable1810 Murray cod1843 paradise fish1858 spot1864 strawberry bass1867 nannygai1871 maomao1873 spotfish1875 strawberry perch1877 milkfish1880 tarwhine1880 tile-fish1881 latchett1882 tile1893 anago1895 flake1906 branzino1915 rascasse1921 lampuki1925 red fish1951 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Anabantoidei > family Anabantidae > member of (Siamese fighter) labyrinth fish1835 paradise fish1858 gourami1878 Siamese fighting fish1929 kissing gourami1935 fighting fish- 1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 147 Paradise Polyneme... The Fish of Paradise.] 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 275/2 Paradise-fish, a species of Polynemus, which is esteemed excellent food in India. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 18 In Siam there is found a fish..known to science as the Macropodus or paradise-fish, on account of its curiously-shaped fins. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xvi. 135 The beautiful little Paradise Fish (Macropodus viridi-auratus) of China makes a fairylike abode of bubbles..producing at the same time a sticky saliva which causes the frothy structure to set. 1992 J. Silverberg & J. P. Gray Aggression & Peacefulness 16 Francis..used paradise fish to test the hypothesis that individual differences in ‘aggressive motivation’ are responsible for the patterns of wins and losses in a dominance matrix. < as lemmas |
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