躄鱼

躄魚
bìyú
noun

Measure Word

一条躄鱼 tiáo

Meanings

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

Examples

Bìyú bú shàn yóuyǒng, chángyòng xiōng qí zài hǎidǐ páxíng.
Frogfish are poor swimmers and often crawl along the seabed on their pectoral fins.
Qiánshuǐyuán zài shānhújiāo biān fāxiàn le yītiáo wěizhuāng de jí hǎode 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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