TENPOUNDER

Meaning of TENPOUNDER in English

/ten"pown"deuhr/ , n.

1. ladyfish.

2. the machete, Elops affinis, a common food fish of warm seas.

[ 1685-95; ten pound ( s ) + -ER 1 ]

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TENPOUNDER — noun Date: 1699 ladyfish 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TENPOUNDER — ˈ ̷ ̷|pau̇ndə(r) noun Etymology: ten pounds + -er 1. : a large silvery food and sport fish ( Elops saurus ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENPOUNDER — noun Date: 1699 : ladyfish 2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENPOUNDER — [ten.pound.er] n (1699): ladyfish 2.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENPOUNDER — ихт. элопс (Elops saurus); pl элопсовые (Elopidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TENPOUNDER — ихт. элопс ( Elops saurus ) ; pl элопсовые ( Elopidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TENPOUNDER — Pronunciation: ' ten- ' pau ̇ n-d ə r Function: noun Date: 1699 : LADYFISH 2
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LADYFISH — or tenpounder Species ( Elops saurus , family Elopidae) of primarily tropical coastal marine fish. The ladyfish is slender and …
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SPRINGER — I. ˈspriŋə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: spring (I) + -er 1. a. : a stone or other solid laid …
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TARPON — ˈtärpən, ˈtȧp- sometimes -ˌpän noun ( plural tarpon or tarpons ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : a marine fish …
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SKIPJACK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ; see sense 2 ) 1. a. : a young conceited fop b. obsolete : jockey …
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MACABI — |mäkə|bē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish macabí 1. : a bonefish ( Albula vulpes ) 2. : tenpounder 1
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LISA — ˈlēsə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Old Spanish liça 1. : either of two gray mullets ( Mugil …
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LADYFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several marine fishes: as a. : a bonefish ( Albula vulpes ) b. : a …
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JOHN MARIGGLE — -məˈrigəl noun Usage: usually capitalized J&M Etymology: from the name John + mariggle, of unknown origin : tenpounder 1
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CHIRO — ˈchē(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : tenpounder
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CAPE SALMON — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope 1. : geelbec 2 2. Africa : tenpounder 1
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BONYFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : menhaden 2. : tenpounder 3. : bonefish
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BONEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its many small bones 1. : any of several slender silvery small-scaled fishes of …
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BIG-EYED HERRING — noun 1. : tenpounder 2. : an alewife ( Pomolobus pseudoharengus )
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LADYFISH — /lay"dee fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) ladyfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LADYFISH — or tenpounder Species ( Elops saurus , family Elopidae) of primarily tropical coastal marine fish. The ladyfish is slender and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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ЭЛОПСОВЫЕ — (Elopidae) 1) bony fishes 2) ladyfish 3) ихт. tenpounder
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ЭЛОПС — 1) ихт. bonefish 2) chiro 3) banana fish 4) flip-flap 5) (Elops) ladyfish 6) skipjack macabi 7) ихт. (Elops saurus) tenpounder
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