| 单词 | peacock bass |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeacock bass peacock bass n. a large, brightly coloured cichlid fish, Cichla ocellaris (and related species), with a gold-ringed black eye-like marking at the base of the tail, native to northern South America and also introduced in Florida and Hawaii; also called peacock cichlid. ΚΠ 1973 Science 2 Nov. 450/3 This piscivore, bright yellow with black vertical bars, derives its pseudonym of ‘Peacock Bass’..from the conspicuous ocellus (eyespot), black encircled by a gold ring, located at the base of the caudal peduncle. 1989 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 325 5 The introduction as a game fish of the peacock bass, Cichla ocellaris, into Lake Gatun in Panama led to the elimination of eight of the 11 commonest native fish. 2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 14 Sept. c19 Texas anglers are willing to pay $4,000 to $5,000 a week for peacock bass fishing. < as lemmas |
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