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Word · NounTraditional鱭

sauries; hairfin anchovy

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a type of fish; sauries; hairfin anchovy (Coilia spp.)

technical

A specific genus (Coilia) of fish. The description refers to its elongated last dorsal fin ray. It is a marine or estuarine fish found in shallow coastal waters.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yín银
huī灰
sè色
de的
yú鱼
jiù就
shì是
jì鲚
yú鱼
 。

This silver-gray fish is the saury.

Cháng长
Jiāng江
kǒu口
shèng盛
chǎn产
dāo刀
jì鲚
 。

The Yangtze River estuary is rich in the estuarine tapertail anchovy (Coilia eetenes).

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Qīng清
zhēng蒸
fèng凤
jì鲚
shì是
yī一
dào道
shí时
lìng令
cài菜
 。

Steamed long-tailed anchovy (Coilia mystus) is a seasonal dish.