goatfish

n. [动]绯鲵鲣(一种海鱼)

词形变化

goatfishes 复数 goatfishes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.

  2. 2.

    Alternative spelling of goat-fish (“mythical beast”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

red mullet surmullet

上位词 1

mullet

相关短语

bicolor goatfish

词源

From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

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