单词 | rudderfish |
释义 | rudderfish/ˈrʌdəfɪʃ/noun 1A sea chub of the family Kyphosidae; especially the Bermuda chub, Kyphosus sectatrix. 2Chiefly US. Either of two vertically-striped carangids: the pilotfish, Naucrates ductor, and (more fully banded rudderfish) Seriola zonata, an amberjack of the West Atlantic. 3A fish of the family Centrolophidae; especially ( US, now rare ) the barrelfish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis (more fully black rudderfish), and ( NZ ) the blackfish, Centrolophus niger. OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From rudder + fish. |
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