单词 | ribbonfish |
释义 | ribbonfishn. Any of various marine fishes with a long, slender, flattened body and (typically) a dorsal fin running the length of the body; esp. (a) fishes of the order Lampriformes, which includes the dealfishes ( Trachipteridae), oarfishes ( Regalecidae), and crestfishes ( Lophotidae); (b) (chiefly U.S.) cutlassfishes and scabbardfishes of the family Trichiuridae. Cf. riband fish n. at riband n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of genus Cepola (ribbon-fish) shelp1553 swathe-fish1668 riband fish1751 serpent-fish1753 snake-fish1796 ribbonfish1798 red snakefish1823 red bandfish1828 band-fish1836 red ribbon fish1838 onion-fish1854 red ribbon1858 tape-fish1885 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of family Regalecidae (oar-fish) shelp1553 swathe-fish1668 riband fish1751 ribbonfish1798 sea-serpent1851 oarfish1860 tape-fish1885 paddlefish1953 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Gymnotoidei > member of family Gymnotidae (ribbon-fish) ribbonfish1860 1798 P. A. Nemnich Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lex. v. 869 Ribbon fish, Cepola taenia. 1842 J. E. DeKay Zool. N.Y. IV. 110 This [sc. the silvery hair-tail] is known here by fishermen under the name of Ribbon-fish. 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 354 There are, however, the ribbon-fishes; and some of these, as the hair-tail, the Vaegmaer, and the Gymnetrus, are of large size. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 101 These ribbon fishes are deep water forms. 1946 H. Stilwell Hunting & Fishing in Texas 40 A school of tiny ribbon fish which were playing around on the surface. 1959 A. C. Hardy Open Sea II. iv. 76 The oar-fish Regalecus glesne..is world-wide in distribution... It is the largest of the so-called ribbon-fish and..it looks almost like one's idea of the mythical sea-serpent. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures II. 484/1 The Polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum ) is a silvery, deep-sea fish with bright red fins that grows to 3 feet 6 inches. It is found in the Atlantic and western Pacific. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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