frostfish

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).; Microgadus proximus
  2. A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).; Microgadus tomcod
  3. Any of genus Benthodesmus cutlassfish
  4. A smelt. US,dialectal,obsolete
  5. A scabbardfish. New-Zealand
    — Another species of the renowned “frost fish,” but unlike the ordinary frost fish, it is of much greater length in proportion to depth. It well deserves its proper cognomen of the scabbard fish, its silver skin adding to the resemblance.

词形变化

frostfishes plural frostfish plural frost-fish alternative frost fish alternative

词源

From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary