moonfish

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:; Any of species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
  2. Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:; A platyfish, of either of Xiphophorus maculatus or X. variatus (family Poeciliidae).
  3. Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:; Any member of most species of the genera Selene and Paraselene (family Carangidae).
  4. Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:; Any of genus Lampris of opahs (family Lamprididae);
  5. Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:; Any of species Mola mola (common mola or ocean sunfish; family Molidae).

词形变化

moonfish plural moonfishes plural

词源

From moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvis.
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