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Age of fishes Devonian De*vo"ni*an, a. (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the
Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian age (Geol.), the age next older than the
Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also
the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age
compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the
old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides
plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of
many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See
the Diagram under Geology.
angel fishes Squamipen Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n.;pl. Squamipennes. [L.
squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Ch[ae]todon and allied genera.
Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel
fishes.
Cod fishery Cod Cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zo["o]l.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
coral fishes Pomacentroid Po`ma*cen"troid, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle
+ -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to the Pomacentrid[ae], a family of
bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; --
often called coral fishes.
Fished Fish Fish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fished; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fishing.]
1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,
by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.
2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to
draw forth; as, to fish for compliments.
Any other fishing question. --Sir W.
Scott.
Fisher Fisher Fish"er, n. [AS. fiscere.]
1. One who fishes.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
(Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the ``black cat.'
Fisheries Fishery Fish"er*y, n.; pl. Fisheries.
1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
--Addison.
2. A place for catching fish.
3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in
particular waters. --Abbott.
Fisherman Fisherman Fish"er*man, n.; pl. Fishermen.
1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.
2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of
taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
Fishermen Fisherman Fish"er*man, n.; pl. Fishermen.
1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.
2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of
taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
Fishery Fishery Fish"er*y, n.; pl. Fisheries.
1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.
--Addison.
2. A place for catching fish.
3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in
particular waters. --Abbott.
Fishes Finch Finch, n.; pl. Fishes. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink,
OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
the family Fringillid[ae].
Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,
goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
Bramble finch. See Brambling.
Canary finch, the canary bird.
Copper finch. See Chaffinch.
Diamond finch. See under Diamond.
Finch falcon (Zo["o]l.), one of several very small East
Indian falcons of the genus Hierax.
To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting
person. [Obs.] ``Privily a finch eke could he pull.'
--Chaucer.
globefishes Diodon Di"o*don, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth:
cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called globefishes,
swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and
sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.
Kingfisher Kingfisher King"fish`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family
Alcedinid[ae]. Most of them feed upon fishes which they
capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed
only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty
species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the
world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.
Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States (Ceryle
alcyon) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above,
with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring
around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The
common European species (Alcedo ispida), which is
much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher.
See Alcedo. The wood kingfishers (Halcyones), which
inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely
upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small
Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of
Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See
Laughing jackass, under Laughing.
porcupine fishes Diodon Di"o*don, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth:
cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called globefishes,
swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and
sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.
soral fishes Squamipen Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n.;pl. Squamipennes. [L.
squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Ch[ae]todon and allied genera.
Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel
fishes.
sunfishes Bream Bream, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of
German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G.
brassen. Cf. Brasse.]
1. (Zo["o]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the
genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species
are known.
2. (Zo["o]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species
of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called
sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
3. (Zo["o]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus,
and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
surf fishes Embiotocoid Em`bi*ot"o*coid, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of
one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One
of a family of fishes (Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the
coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
called surf fishes and viviparous fishes. See Illust. in
Append.
swellfishes Diodon Di"o*don, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth:
cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called globefishes,
swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and
sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.
viviparous fishes Embiotocoid Em`bi*ot"o*coid, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of
one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One
of a family of fishes (Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the
coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
called surf fishes and viviparous fishes. See Illust. in
Append.
walking fishes Langya Lan"gya, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Native name Anglicized.]
One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water
fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, remarkable for their
power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life;
-- called also walking fishes.
