pearlfishn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːlfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpərlˌfɪʃ/

Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and fish n.¹

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

Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + fish n.¹

†1. A bivalve mollusc that produces pearls. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls

pearlfish1605

pearl shell1781

margaritacean1890

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 157 While the Pearle-Fish gaping wide doth glister, Much Frye (allur'd with the bright siluer luster Of her rich Casket) flocks into the Nacre.

1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd 63 The Pearl-fishes..imprisoned in the bottom of the Sea, fettered and chained to a Rock.

1786 Post-chaise Compan. 199/2 In the river Laune are frequently found the pearl fish, some fine pearls from which have been lately taken.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 72/2 Very little is known of the natural history of the pearl fish.

2. Any of several fishes having pearly scales or pale spots; esp. (a) (now rare) a fish from which pearlessence can be made, such as the bleak, Alburnus alburnus; (b) any of various killifishes of the South American genus Cynolebias.

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1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 285 The argentina, or Tiber pearl-fish, is strikingly like the atherine or sea smelt.

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. (at cited word) Pearl-fish, a fish whose scales yield the lustrous substance used in making artificial pearls, as the bleak.

1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 142/1 In some species.., notably the Argentine pearlfish, Cynolebias belotti, the difference in the sexes is so great that early ichthyologists sometimes made the error of classifying the male and female as different species.

1984 Population & Devel. Rev. 10 367 Walford and his colleagues found that Argentine pearlfish reared at 59°F grew faster and wound up bigger than those reared at 68°F, and their maximum lifespan doubled.

3. Any of various small slender fishes constituting the family Carapidae, which live in the shells or body cavities of marine bivalves, tunicates, and echinoderms. Also called fierasfer.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > member of family Carapidae (pearl-fish)

fierasfer1843

pearlfish1905

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > genus Leuciscus > leuciscus rutilus (roach)

roacha1425

red fish1763

bait-fish1799

skelly1846

pearlfish1905

1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxix. 522 In the little group of pearl-fishes, called Fierasferidæ Carapidæ, the body is eel-shaped with a rather large head.

1963 Ecol. Monogr. 33 23/1 One species of pearlfish (Carapus bermudensis) seeks refuge only in the respiratory tree of a single species of holothurian.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xiv. 240/2 Carapid pearlfishes are inquilines (tenants), living inside the body cavities of starfishes, sea cucumbers, clams, and sea squirts; some are actually parasitic, feeding on the internal organs of their hosts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pearlfish
释义	pearlfishn. Brit. /ˈpəːlfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpərlˌfɪʃ/ Forms: see pearl n.¹ and adj. and fish n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pearl n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < pearl n.¹ + fish n.¹ †1. A bivalve mollusc that produces pearls. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > that produces pearls pearlfish1605 pearl shell1781 margaritacean1890 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. v. 157 While the Pearle-Fish gaping wide doth glister, Much Frye (allur'd with the bright siluer luster Of her rich Casket) flocks into the Nacre. 1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd 63 The Pearl-fishes..imprisoned in the bottom of the Sea, fettered and chained to a Rock. 1786 Post-chaise Compan. 199/2 In the river Laune are frequently found the pearl fish, some fine pearls from which have been lately taken. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 72/2 Very little is known of the natural history of the pearl fish. 2. Any of several fishes having pearly scales or pale spots; esp. (a) (now rare) a fish from which pearlessence can be made, such as the bleak, Alburnus alburnus; (b) any of various killifishes of the South American genus Cynolebias. ΚΠ 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 285 The argentina, or Tiber pearl-fish, is strikingly like the atherine or sea smelt. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. (at cited word) Pearl-fish, a fish whose scales yield the lustrous substance used in making artificial pearls, as the bleak. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 142/1 In some species.., notably the Argentine pearlfish, Cynolebias belotti, the difference in the sexes is so great that early ichthyologists sometimes made the error of classifying the male and female as different species. 1984 Population & Devel. Rev. 10 367 Walford and his colleagues found that Argentine pearlfish reared at 59°F grew faster and wound up bigger than those reared at 68°F, and their maximum lifespan doubled. 3. Any of various small slender fishes constituting the family Carapidae, which live in the shells or body cavities of marine bivalves, tunicates, and echinoderms. Also called fierasfer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > member of family Carapidae (pearl-fish) fierasfer1843 pearlfish1905 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > genus Leuciscus > leuciscus rutilus (roach) roacha1425 red fish1763 bait-fish1799 skelly1846 pearlfish1905 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xxix. 522 In the little group of pearl-fishes, called Fierasferidæ Carapidæ, the body is eel-shaped with a rather large head. 1963 Ecol. Monogr. 33 23/1 One species of pearlfish (Carapus bermudensis) seeks refuge only in the respiratory tree of a single species of holothurian. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xiv. 240/2 Carapid pearlfishes are inquilines (tenants), living inside the body cavities of starfishes, sea cucumbers, clams, and sea squirts; some are actually parasitic, feeding on the internal organs of their hosts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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