英语词汇“nine、eyed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

nine-eyed

释义

nine-eyed, a.|ˈnaɪnaɪd|
Having nine eyes.
†1. As an opprobrious epithet. Obs. rare.
1694Echard Plautus Pref. A 3, I'll fetch ye out..for a damnable, prying, nine-ey'd Witch.1703Farquhar Inconstant ii. ii, You son of a nine-eyed whore, d'ye come to abuse me?
2. nine-eyed eel, the lamprey. Sc.
1810Neill List Fishes 30 (Jam.), Lesser Lamprey... The popular name Nine-eyed-eel arises from the spiracles being taken for eyes.1838Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club l. vi. 176 Sea-Lamprey. The Nine-eyed Eel.
So nine-eyes. dial. (a) The lamprey. (b) The butterfish (Gunnellus vulgaris).
Cf. MDu. neghenoghe (Du. negenoog), MLG. negenoge (hence Da. negenöie, Sw. nejonöga), OHG. niunouga (MHG. -ouge, G. neunauge).
(a)1841Hartshorne Salop. Ant. 517 Nine-eyes, the Ammocætes branchialis of Naturalists, so called from having a number of spiracles on each side, or branchial orifices in a lateral groove.1880–4[see nine-holes 3].1896tr. Boas' Text Bk. Zool. 382 The Nine-eyes of Lampreys..have a circular sucking mouth with horny teeth.
(b)1863Couch Brit. Fishes II. 236 Butterfish. Swordick, Gunnel, Nine eyes.1879Satchell Gloss. Fish Names 5 Blennius gunnellus, Butter-fish.., Nine-eyes.

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