释义 |
rabbitfish \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: rabbit + fish; from the rabbitlike nose 1. : a chimaera (Chimaera monstrosa) having a long tail and occurring in deep waters of the Atlantic ocean 2. a. : globefish b. : a slender elongated steel-blue marine food fish (Promethichthys prometheus) related to the escolar and widely distributed in warm regions c. southern Africa : any of several small slimy-skinned compressed fishes of the genus Siganus — compare siganidae |