单词 | telescope-fish |
释义 | > as lemmastelescope-fish telescope-fish n. (a) = telescope goldfish n. (now rare); (b) any fish of the small family Giganturidae, which comprises slender deep-sea fishes with tubular eyes and a ribbon-like tail. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > carassius auratus (gold-fish) > monstrous telescope carp1796 telescope-fish1813 1813 J. Macloc New, Compl., & Universal Nat. Hist. (new ed.) 288 (heading) The Telescope Fish. 1933 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 112 361 The Demi-ranchu or Telescope-fish.—This variety is so called from its protruding eyes which are like cylinders. 1968 J. E. Fitch & R. J. Lavenbeg Deep-water Teleostean Fishes Calif. 41 The Pacific telescopefish [sc. Bathyleptus lisae] lacks pelvic fins, scales, and luminous organs. 2009 Nature 19 Feb. 973/3 Remarkable transformations occur in other deep-sea inhabitants, such as telescopefishes. < as lemmas |
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