单词 | pouter-fish |
释义 | > as lemmaspouter-fish ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Gadiformes (cod) > [noun] > family Gadidae > genus Gadus > gadus luscus (pout) poutOE pouting1591 bib1674 whiting pout1686 bull-pout1823 pouter1860 stink-alive1863 miller's thumb1880 1860 F. T. Buckland Curiosities Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. 316 Before the cods arrive..the fishermen occupy their time in catching 'pouters', alias 'pouts', 'bibs', 'blens', 'blinds', and 'stink alives'... This pouter-fishing is good sport when it is a 'fine catching day'. 1883 J. D. Curtis in C. A. Moloney W. Afr. Fisheries 68 Barracouta, porpoises, bonito,..cat-fish, and pouter-fish are to be found on the Gold Coast. 1889 Lancet 16 Nov. 1024/2 Small haddocks and rock pouters—cheap, common fish—are often..sold at a high price for whiting. < as lemmas |
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