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dollarfish

/dˈɑlɑɹfɪʃ/ noun

An American butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus).

Word Origin Dollar comes from German 'Thaler', a coin from Joachimsthal valley. Dollarfish is a fish that's round and silvery, like a dollar coin. The fish part is from Proto-Germanic 'fiskaz', giving us fish, fishery, and goldfish. A great example of a word that names something by its resemblance to money.

noun An American butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus). countable

We caught several dollarfish while fishing off the Atlantic coast this morning.

(名词) 美洲鲳鱼

今天早上在大西洋沿岸钓鱼时，我们捕获了几条银鲳。

(sustantivo) Un pez mantequilla americano (Peprilus triacanthus).

Pescamos varios peces dólar mientras pescábamos frente a la costa atlántica esta mañana.

(nom) stromatée à fossettes [Stromatée d'Amérique (Peprilus triacanthus), poisson de la famille des stromatéidés.]

Nous avons pêché plusieurs **poissons-dollar** au large de la côte atlantique ce matin.

(Substantiv) ein amerikanischer Butterfisch (Peprilus triacanthus)

Wir haben heute Morgen vor der Atlantikküste mehrere **dollarfish** gefangen.

(名詞) アメリカ産のバターフィッシュ（Peprilus triacanthus）

今朝大西洋岸で釣りをしていたら、何匹かの dollarfish が釣れた。

(substantivo) peixe-manteiga [Um butterfish americano (Peprilus triacanthus).]

Pescamos vários dollarfish enquanto pescávamos na costa do Atlântico esta manhã.

Synonyms: butterfish American butterfish Peprilus triacanthus
Word parts: dollar + fish

Related words

fisher fishery fishy fishless fishlike

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