Life Science: Fish 생명과학: 어류 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Life Science: Fish 생명과학: 어류 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

creek

noun : a flowing body of fresh water that is smaller than a river

fin

noun : a flat, thin part of a fish or marine mammal that is used for swimming

fish

noun : an animal with a backbone, fins, and gills that lives in water

gills

noun : the organs that fish and many other aquatic animals use for breathing

goldfish

noun : a small, orange fish that is often kept as a pet

lake

noun : a large body of water surrounded by land

ocean

noun : the whole body of salt water that covers most of Earth; one of the sections of this water

river

noun : a large stream of flowing water

scales

noun : thin, flat plates that cover many fish and reptiles

shark

noun : a fish with a big fin on its back

stream

noun : a flow of water that is smaller than a river

swim

verb : to move along on or in the water using one's body

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 alevin

noun : a newly hatched salmon or trout that still has a yolk sac

aquarium

noun : a tank that holds water animals and plants; also, a building that is like a zoo for marine animals

backbone

noun : a column of bones that provides the main support for a vertebrate's body; the backbone, or vertebral column

bass

noun : a kind of freshwater fish

camouflage

verb : to blend into the background; to hide

carp

noun : a freshwater fish commonly kept in ponds and sometimes farmed for food

catfish

noun : a bottom-dwelling bony fish that has whiskerlike growths around its mouth

cod

noun : a bottom-dwelling fish that usually lives in colder parts of the North Atlantic Ocean

cold-blooded

adjective : having an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of the surroundings

current

noun : air or water that flows in a certain direction

downstream

adverb : moving in the same direction as the flow of water in a river or stream

fishery

noun : a place where fish are raised and managed for commercial reasons

flounder

noun : a flat fish that lives in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans

guppy

noun : a small freshwater fish often kept in aquariums

headwaters

noun : the waters from which a river begins

jaws

noun : the mouth of a toothed animal, especially a dangerous one

life cycle

noun : the stages of change that an organism goes through during its life

migrate

verb : to move from one habitat or region to another at a certain time each year

milt

noun : the sperm of fish, mollusks, and some other aquatic animals

minnow

noun : any small fish, especially one in the carp family or one used as bait

poisonous

adjective : containing a poison that is harmful when swallowed, breathed, or touched

predator

noun : an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive

rapids

noun : quick-moving water

ray

noun : a wide, flat, usually diamond-shaped fish with winglike side fins and a long, thin tail

redd

noun : a hollow in the bottom of a riverbed that a female salmon or trout digs for the purpose of depositing her eggs

salmon

noun : a kind of fish that lives most of its adult life in the ocean

scaly

adjective : covered with thin, flat plates, such as those that cover many fish and reptiles

snapper

noun : a food fish that lives in warm oceans

spawn

verb : to make and lay eggs

spawning

noun : the process of producing and depositing eggs

spines

noun : hard, pointed parts on the body of some plants, mammals, fish, and invertebrates

tributary

noun : a river or stream that flows into a larger river

trout

noun : a mostly freshwater fish related to a salmon

tuna

noun : a large saltwater fish

upstream

adverb : moving against the flow of water in a river or stream

vertebrate

noun : an animal that has a backbone

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 anadromous

adjective : migrating up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water

anal fin

noun : the fin located beneath the tail of a fish

archerfish

noun : a freshwater fish that catches bugs by spitting water at them and causing them to fall into the water

barracuda

noun : the Spanish word for a large carnivorous fish with many sharp teeth

catadromous

adjective : migrating from fresh water to the sea to breed in salt water

caudal fin

noun : the tail fin of a fish, whale, or other aquatic animal

dorsal fin

noun : the single fin located along the backbone of a fish and some other marine animals

fry

noun : a young salmon or trout that no longer has a yolk sac

hammerhead shark

noun : a type of shark that has flattened projections on either side of its head

herring

noun : a common food fish that is silver and that lives in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans

kelt

noun : a salmon or trout that has spawned and is migrating back to the ocean

parr marks

noun : vertical marks on the sides of salmon and trout during the fry stage that help them hide from predators

pelvic fin

noun : either of two paired fins located about halfway down the length of a fish's body along the abdomen

piranha

noun : a South American freshwater fish that has very sharp teeth

roe

noun : the eggs or the egg-heavy ovary of a female fish

sea dragon

noun : a saltwater fish, related to a sea horse, that has growths on its body that look like seaweed

seahorse

noun : a fish with a curled tail and a head that looks like a horse

smelt

noun : an small, edible fish that lives in fresh water or in coastal sea waters

smolt

noun : a young salmon or trout that has developed enough to move from a river to the ocean

stingray

noun : a fish with a large, flat body and a long tail with stinging spines on it

sturgeon

noun : a large, primitive fish

swordfish

noun : a large ocean fish that has a swordlike snout

torpid

adjective : lazy or slow; having no physical or mental energy

yolk sac

noun : a food pouch attached to the belly of a fish that is newly hatched