- Snipefish
- Snipefish Snipe"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The bellows fish. (b) A long, slender deep-sea fish ({Nemichthys scolopaceus}) with a slender beak. [1913 Webster]
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Snipefish
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snipefish — /snuyp fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) snipefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) snipefishes. any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a… … Universalium
snipefish — noun small bottom dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth • Syn: ↑bellows fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Member Holonyms: ↑Macrorhamphosidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
snipefish — noun Either of the two species of fish of the Macroramphosus genus … Wiktionary
snipefish — noun (plural same or snipefishes) a marine fish that has a long, slender snout with the mouth at the tip. [Family Macrorhamphosidae.] … English new terms dictionary
snipefish — бекас … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Slender snipefish — Taxobox name = Slender snipefish image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Syngnathiformes familia = Centriscidae subfamilia = Macroramphosinae genus = Macroramphosus species = M … Wikipedia
Longspine snipefish — Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
longspine snipefish — noun A moderately elongate species of snipefish with a tubular snout equal to about a quarter of the total body length, scientific name Macroramphosus scolopax. Syn: bellowfish, slender snipefish, snipefish, trumpet fish, trumpetfish … Wiktionary
long-spined snipefish — paprastoji trimitžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Macrorhamphosus scolopax angl. bellowfish; egret piper; long spined snipefish; slender snipefish; trumpet fish rus. бекас рыба; обыкновенный… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
slender snipefish — paprastoji trimitžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Macrorhamphosus scolopax angl. bellowfish; egret piper; long spined snipefish; slender snipefish; trumpet fish rus. бекас рыба; обыкновенный… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
