单词 | Scarus |
释义 | ‖ Scarus|ˈskɛərəs| Pl. scari |ˈskɛəraɪ|. [L. scarus, a. Gr. σκάρος.] A fish described by ancient writers; in mod. use, the name of the typical genus of the family Scaridæ; a fish of this genus, a parrot-fish. Cf. scar n.4, scare n.3, scaro.
1601Holland Pliny ix. xvii. I. 245 The fish called Scarus..is said to chew cud. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. III. 6 The salmon also is said to be of this number [ruminants]: and, if we may believe Ovid, the scarus likewise. 1803Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. ii. 394 Green Scarus [etc.]. 1848Dickens Dombey xii, The sounds of the fish called scari. 1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 324 Ever since the time of Aristotle it has been maintained that the Scarus ruminates. |

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