| 单词 |
Chætodon |
| 释义 |
‖ Chætodon Zool.|ˈkiːtəʊdɒn| Also chætodont. [mod.L. f. Gr. χαίτη hair + ὀδούς (ὀδοντ-) tooth.] A Linnæan genus of spiny-finned fishes (modern family Chætodontidæ), remarkable for their bristle-like teeth and bright colours.
c1750Hill Hist. Anim. 275 (Jod.) The chætodon variegated with longitudinal lines and a forked tail. This is a native of the American ocean. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1790) VI. i. 302 (Jod.) The chætodon or catfish. 1854Owen in Circ. Sc. (1865) II. 95/1 Setiform teeth are common in the fishes thence called Chætodonts. 1887T. Martin in Blackw. Mag. Sept. 402 The prickly roach, the chaetodon with him And the hammer fish. |

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