单词	stonefish
释义	stonefish noun stone·​fish ˈstōn-ˌfish  : any of several small spiny venomous bony fishes (family Synanceiidae, especially genus Synanceja) common about coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific Illustration of stonefish Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Ambush predators, like stonefish and scorpionfish, are good examples: The broken patterns of fluorescence on these fishes may help them blend into a fluorescing reef background. Smithsonian, 25 July 2019 The blade can lock all the way in and out, or hinge at a variety of angles, and can range from about half to 2.5 times the width of the eye of any stonefish. Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2018 The lead author of the study, W. Leo Smith, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Kansas, has kept stonefish in aquaria. Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 4 June 2018 In addition to poison dart frogs and venomous snakes, visitors will see exhibits on Snow White, and dangerous creatures in the Aquarium (lionfish, scorpionfish, stonefish, rabbitfish and more). Sarah Maiellano, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018 There are 134 described species of stonefish, and by Smith's observation, all of them have some form of lachrymal saber. Aj Willingham, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018 Under fluorescent light, the saber of one species of stonefish even glowed green (other regions of its head glows red). Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2018 Though some stonefish are venomous, the saber is not. Aj Willingham, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1896, in the meaning defined above
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