| 单词 | roker-fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroker-fish A ray or skate; spec. the thornback ray, Raja clavata. Also roker-fish (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > family Rajidae > member of genus Raia (skate) skatec1340 flathec1440 maid1569 maid-fish1665 flair1668 maiden-skatea1795 skate maid1836 tinker1836 flapper-skate1839 roker1860 rajoid1890 the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > family Rajidae > raia clavata (thornback) thornbackc1300 maid1569 fork-fish1601 rock ray1611 maid-fish1665 thorn-but1668 thorny-back1811 roker1860 thornback ray1862 1860 Norfolk News 28 Apr. 3/4 The average value of fish at Yarmouth..would be about as follows:— Description of fish... Plaice, skate, and roker..8s. 1882 Academy 14 Oct. 280 Roker is used to denote the thornback-ray (Raja clavata, Lin.) exclusively... Rokers fetch a less price than skate in the markets, and are always quoted separately. 1884 Fisheries Exhib. Lit. IV. 368 Mr. Smith said the trawlers at Brixham caught a large amount of ray, or roker-fish. 1908 S. Wright Romance of World's Fisheries xvi. 200 Rays are better known to the consumer as skate and, to the fishermen, as ‘roker’. 1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 305/3 The roker (a name most used along the E. Anglian coast, England) is one of the mainstays of the inshore fisherman, and forms a large part of the ‘skate’ sold in English markets. < as lemmas |
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