躄鱼

躄魚
bìyú
noun

Measure Word

躄鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 frogfish (family Antennariidae)
  2. 2 a small, slow anglerfish that walks on its pectoral fins

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bìyú bú shàn yóuyǒng, chángyòng xiōng qí zài hǎidǐ páxíng.
Frogfish are poor swimmers and often crawl along the seabed on their pectoral fins.
HSK 7-9
Qiánshuǐyuán zài shānhújiāo biān fāxiàn le yī tiáo wěizhuāng de jí hǎo de bìyú.
The divers spotted a superbly camouflaged frogfish beside the coral reef.

Tips

memory
means 'to walk lamely,' and that's exactly what these fish look like they're doing - they plod across the reef on fleshy leg-like fins instead of swimming. Family Antennariidae dangles a modified spine as a lure to ambush prey.

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