单词 | sting ray |
释义 | sting rayn. Any fish of the genus Trygon or family Trygonidæ, esp. Trygon pastinaca. The long tapering tail is armed near the middle with a flattened sharp-pointed bony spine, serrated on both sides, capable of inflicting a severe wound. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Hypotremata > [noun] > member of family Dasyatidae (sting-ray) sting ray1624 sea-devil1634 fiery-flaw1684 fire-flaw1684 whip-ray1699 fire-flaira1705 devil fish1737 trygon1749 stingaree1838 sephen1854 sting-tail1872 fiery-flare1889 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia ii. 27 Stingraies, whose tailes are very dangerous. 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 625 There is also a fish called a Sting-ray, which much resembleth a Skate, only on one side of his tayl grows out a sharp bone like a bodkin about four or five inches long. 1881 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 43 The Sting Rays form a large family, about twenty-four species of the genus Trygon being known. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1624 |
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