frostfish

n. 大西洋小鳕

词形变化

frostfishes 复数 frostfishes

别名

frost-fish

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).

    Microgadus proximus

  2. 2.

    A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).

    Microgadus tomcod

  3. 3.

    Any of genus Benthodesmus cutlassfish

  4. 4.

    A smelt.

    美国 方言 废旧
  5. 5.

    A scabbardfish.

    新西兰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cutlassfish hairtail

上位词 1

percoid

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.

来源：wiktionary