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oarfish

/awr-fish, ohr-/US // ˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr- //UK // (ˈɔːˌfɪʃ) //

桨鱼,桨叶鱼,桨状鱼,舟山鱼

Related Words

giant squid大鱿鱼,巨型鱿鱼,巨型乌贼,大乌贼hydra水蛇,水螅,水龙,水蛇阵kraken海怪,克拉科夫,克拉肯,海豚leviathan利维坦,雷维坦,利伟坦,恶魔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural oar·fish, oar·fish·es.

    • : any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insea serpent
Synonyms
loch ness monster尼斯湖水怪,尼斯湖怪物,尼斯湖水妖,尼斯湖怪兽giant squid大鱿鱼,巨型鱿鱼,巨型乌贼,大乌贼hydra水蛇,水螅,水龙,水蛇阵kraken海怪,克拉科夫,克拉肯,海豚leviathan利维坦,雷维坦,利伟坦,恶魔

Examples

  • The first sighting of the oarfish was an 18-footer that surprised a diver off Catalina Island.

  • The oarfish is the largest living bony fish, reaching up to 35 feet in length.

  • In reality, since strandings of oarfish are rare, it will be difficult—or impossible—to determine the cause.

  • According to Japanese mythology, the oarfish is a messenger from the dragon god of the sea.

  • Beaching of the oarfish is a very rare occurrence—the last time it happened was 2010—so two in one week is certainly an oddity.

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