goldfish 音标拼音: [g'oldf
, ɪʃ]
n . 金鱼
金鱼
goldfish n 1 :
small golden or orange -
red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes [
synonym : {
goldfish },
{
Carassius auratus }]
Goldfish \
Gold "
fish `\,
n . (
Zool .)
(
a )
A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({
Carassius auratus }); --
so named from its color .
It is a native of China ,
and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691 .
It is often kept as an ornament ,
in small ponds or glass globes .
Many varieties are known .
Called also {
golden fish },
and {
golden carp }.
See {
Telescope fish },
under {
Telescope }.
(
b )
A California marine fish of an orange or red color ;
the garibaldi .
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King \
King \,
n . [
AS .
cyng ,
cyning ;
akin to OS .
kuning ,
D .
koning ,
OHG .
kuning ,
G .
k ["
o ]
nig ,
Icel .
konungr ,
Sw .
konung ,
Dan .
konge ;
formed with a patronymic ending ,
and fr .
the root of E .
kin ;
cf .
Icel .
konr a man of noble birth . [
root ]
44 .
See {
Kin }.]
1 .
A chief ruler ;
a sovereign ;
one invested with supreme authority over a nation ,
country ,
or tribe ,
usually by hereditary succession ;
a monarch ;
a prince . "
Ay ,
every inch a king ." --
Shak .
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Kings will be tyrants from policy ,
when subjects are rebels from principle . --
Burke .
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There was a State without king or nobles . --
R .
Choate .
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day ,
Rejoicing in the east --
Thomson .
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2 .
One who ,
or that which ,
holds a supreme position or rank ;
a chief among competitors ;
as ,
a railroad king ;
a money king ;
the king of the lobby ;
the king of beasts .
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3 .
A playing card having the picture of a king [
1 ];
as ,
the king of diamonds .
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4 .
The chief piece in the game of chess .
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5 .
A crowned man in the game of draughts .
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6 .
pl .
The title of two historical books in the Old Testament .
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Note :
King is often used adjectively ,
or in combination ,
to denote pre ["
e ]
minence or superiority in some particular ;
as ,
kingbird ;
king crow ;
king vulture .
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{
Apostolic king }.
See {
Apostolic }.
{
King -
at -
arms },
or {
King -
of -
arms },
the chief heraldic officer of a country .
In England the king -
at -
arms was formerly of great authority .
His business is to direct the heralds ,
preside at their chapters ,
and have the jurisdiction of armory .
There are three principal kings -
at -
arms ,
viz .,
Garter ,
Clarencieux ,
and Norroy .
The latter (
literally north roy or north king )
officiates north of the Trent .
{
King auk } (
Zool .),
the little auk or sea dove .
{
King bird of paradise }. (
Zool .),
See {
Bird of paradise }.
{
King card },
in whist ,
the best unplayed card of each suit ;
thus ,
if the ace and king of a suit have been played ,
the queen is the king card of the suit .
{
King Cole },
a legendary king of Britain ,
who is said to have reigned in the third century .
{
King conch } (
Zool .),
a large and handsome univalve shell ({
Cassis cameo }),
found in the West Indies .
It is used for making cameos .
See {
Helmet shell },
under {
Helmet }.
{
King Cotton },
a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States .
{
King crab }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The limulus or horseshoe crab .
See {
Limulus }.
(
b )
The large European spider crab or thornback ({
Maia squinado }).
(
c )
A large crab of the northern Pacific ({
Paralithodes camtshatica }),
especially abundant on the coasts of Alaska and Japan ,
and popular as a food ;
called also {
Alaskan king crab }.
{
King crow }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A black drongo shrike ({
Buchanga atra })
of India ; --
so called because ,
while breeding ,
they attack and drive away hawks ,
crows ,
and other large birds .
(
b )
The {
Dicrurus macrocercus }
of India ,
a crested bird with a long ,
forked tail .
Its color is black ,
with green and blue reflections .
Called also {
devil bird }.
{
King duck } (
Zool .),
a large and handsome eider duck ({
Somateria spectabilis }),
inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents .
{
King eagle } (
Zool .),
an eagle ({
Aquila heliaca })
found in Asia and Southeastern Europe .
It is about as large as the golden eagle .
Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome .
{
King hake } (
Zool .),
an American hake ({
Phycis regius }),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast .
{
King monkey } (
Zool .),
an African monkey ({
Colobus polycomus }),
inhabiting Sierra Leone .
{
King mullet } (
Zool .),
a West Indian red mullet ({
Upeneus maculatus }); --
so called on account of its great beauty .
Called also {
goldfish }.
{
King of terrors },
death .
{
King parrakeet } (
Zool .),
a handsome Australian parrakeet ({
Platycercys scapulatus }),
often kept in a cage .
Its prevailing color is bright red ,
with the back and wings bright green ,
the rump blue ,
and tail black .
{
King penguin } (
Zool .),
any large species of penguin of the genus {
Aptenodytes };
esp ., {
Aptenodytes longirostris },
of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land ,
and {
Aptenodytes Patagonica },
of Patagonia .
{
King rail } (
Zool .),
a small American rail ({
Rallus elegans }),
living in fresh -
water marshes .
The upper parts are fulvous brown ,
striped with black ;
the breast is deep cinnamon color .
{
King salmon } (
Zool .),
the quinnat .
See {
Quinnat }.
{
King '
s counsel },
or {
Queen '
s counsel } (
Eng .
Law ),
barristers learned in the law ,
who have been called within the bar ,
and selected to be the king '
s or queen '
s counsel .
They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (
advocati fisci )
among the Romans .
They can not be employed against the crown without special license .
--
Wharton '
s Law Dict .
{
King '
s cushion },
a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands . [
Prov .
Eng .] --
Halliwell .
{
The king '
s English },
correct or current language of good speakers ;
pure English . --
Shak .
{
King '
s evidence }
or {
Queen '
s evidence },
testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice .
See under {
Evidence }. [
Eng .]
{
King '
s evil },
scrofula ; --
so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king .
{
King snake } (
Zool .),
a large ,
nearly black ,
harmless snake ({
Ophiobolus getulus })
of the Southern United States ; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes ,
including even the rattlesnake .
{
King '
s spear } (
Bot .),
the white asphodel ({
Asphodelus albus }).
{
King '
s yellow },
a yellow pigment ,
consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic ; --
called also {
yellow orpiment }.
{
King tody } (
Zool .),
a small fly -
catching bird ({
Eurylaimus serilophus })
of tropical America .
The head is adorned with a large ,
spreading ,
fan -
shaped crest ,
which is bright red ,
edged with black .
{
King vulture } (
Zool .),
a large species of vulture ({
Sarcorhamphus papa }),
ranging from Mexico to Paraguay ,
The general color is white .
The wings and tail are black ,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet ,
yellow ,
orange ,
and blue .
So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding .
{
King wood },
a wood from Brazil ,
called also {
violet wood },
beautifully streaked in violet tints ,
used in turning and small cabinetwork .
The tree is probably a species of {
Dalbergia }.
See {
Jacaranda }.
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