jewfish

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic goliath grouper, spotted jewfish)
  2. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Johnius australis (bottlenose jewfish)
  3. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Lateolabrax japonicus (Japanese seabass)
  4. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Argyrosomus japonicus (silver jewfish, also known as the mulloway jewfish in eastern Australia)
  5. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Argyrosomus regius (meagre)
  6. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Tandanus tandanus (eel-tailed catfish, freshwater jewfish, dewfish)
  7. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Glaucosoma hebraicum (West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, western jewfish)
  8. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Glaucosoma buergeri (Westralian jewfish)
  9. Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish; Stereolepis gigas (black jewfish, Pacific jewfish)

词形变化

jewfishes plural jewfish plural

词源

For Australian fish such as Argyrosomus species, jewel and fish; see jewie. For New World species, from 17th century Jamaican English and refers to the kosher status of the Atlantic goliath grouper from at least 1697 onwards, likely as a derogatory term despite Jamaican Jews being treated better in the rule of the English than the Spanish rule.
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