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词汇 uranoscopus
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Definition of uranoscopus in English:

uranoscopus

(also ouranoscopos)
noun ˌjɔːrəˈnɒskəpəsˌjʊərəˈnɒskəpəs
Zoology
  • Originally: a stargazer fish (family Uranoscopidae), a fish of the genus Uranoscopus. Now chiefly (in form Uranoscopus): the genus itself.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Fortescue (d. 1602), translator and alleged sorcerer. From classical Latin ūranoscopos fish with permanently upturned eyes (Pliny) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek οὐρανοσκόπος from ancient Greek οὐρανο- + -σκόπος.

Definition of uranoscopus in US English:

uranoscopus

(also ouranoscopos)
noun
Zoology
  • Originally: a stargazer fish (family Uranoscopidae), a fish of the genus Uranoscopus. Now chiefly (in form Uranoscopus): the genus itself.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Fortescue (d. 1602), translator and alleged sorcerer. From classical Latin ūranoscopos fish with permanently upturned eyes (Pliny) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek οὐρανοσκόπος from ancient Greek οὐρανο- + -σκόπος.

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