sunfish — 1629, from SUN (Cf. sun) (n.) + FISH (Cf. fish). Used of various species, with ref. to round shape or brilliant appearance. Short form sunny is attested from 1835 … Etymology dictionary
sunfish — ► NOUN ▪ a large, short tailed sea fish with tall dorsal and anal fins near the rear of the body … English terms dictionary
sunfish — UK [ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sunfish : singular sunfish plural sunfish a fish with a large round body and a short tail … English dictionary
sunfish — sun|fish [ sʌn,fıʃ ] noun count or uncount a fish with a large round body and a short tail … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sunfish — noun (plural same or sunfishes) 1》 a large, short tailed sea fish with tall dorsal and anal fins near the rear of the body. [Mola mola and other species.] 2》 a nest building North American freshwater fish. [Several species in the family… … English new terms dictionary
southern sunfish — trumpoji mėnulžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mola ramsayi angl. short sunfish; southern sunfish rus. короткая луна рыба ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios mėnulžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
USS Sunfish (SSN-649) — USS Sunfish (SSN 649), a Sturgeon class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ocean sunfish Mola mola , a marine species having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.The contract to… … Wikipedia
ocean sunfish — noun among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder like lobe; worldwide in warm waters • Syn: ↑sunfish, ↑mola, ↑headfish • Hypernyms: ↑plectognath,… … Useful english dictionary
Mola ramsayi — trumpoji mėnulžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mola ramsayi angl. short sunfish; southern sunfish rus. короткая луна рыба ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios mėnulžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
trumpoji mėnulžuvė — statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mola ramsayi angl. short sunfish; southern sunfish rus. короткая луна рыба ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios mėnulžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas