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語源

From paddle +‎ fish.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/

名詞

paddlefish (countable and uncountable, plural paddlefish or paddlefishes)

1. Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.

   Synonyms: shovelfish (broad sense), spadefish (broad sense)

   Hypernyms: fish < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

   Hyponyms: American paddlefish, paddlefish (American sense), shovelfish (American sense), spadefish (American sense), duckbill, duckbill cat, duck-billed cat, spoonbill, spoonbilled cat; Chinese paddlefish (extinct)

   Coordinate term: sturddlefish

   • 1996 May 21, The Associated Press, “Test for Caviar Source”, in The New York Times‎:

     Caviar comes from various species of sturgeons and paddlefishes.

   • 2003 July 20, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Humble Paddlefish Fulfills Southerners' Caviar Dreams”, in The New York Times‎:

     A plucky, compact vendor of fish, Mr. Shuckman spent years peddling southern paddlefish roe from his seafood shop in Louisville, knocking on doors of fancy restaurants and country clubs, asking anyone who would listen, "Y'all want some caviar?"

   1. (often specifically) The American paddlefish.

      Synonyms: American paddlefish, shovelfish (American sense), spadefish (American sense), duckbill, duckbill cat, duck-billed cat, spoonbill, spoonbilled cat

      Hypernyms: paddlefish (broad sense) < fish < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature

      Coordinate term: Chinese paddlefish (extinct)

派生語

• American paddlefish
• Chinese paddlefish
• sturddlefish