单词 | archerfish |
释义 | archerfish[ ahr-cher-fish ] / ˈɑr tʃərˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) ar·cher·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ar·cher·fish·es.a small fish, Toxotes jaculatrix, of brackish and fresh waters in southeastern Asia, that preys upon shoreside spiders and insects by spitting drops of water at them and knocking them into the water. any of several closely related fishes of the family Toxotidae. Origin of archerfishFirst recorded in 1885–90; archer + fish Words nearby archerfisharcheology, archeometry, Archeozoic, Archeptolemus, archer, archerfish, archery, Arches, Arches National Park, archespore, archesporium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for archerfisharcherfish / (ˈɑːtʃəˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishesany freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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