| 单词 |
balao |
| 释义 |
balao
(bəˈlaʊ, ‖ balao)
Also ballaho(o, etc.
[Sp.]
The half-beak.
1854–5Trans. Jamaica Soc. Arts I. 144 Hæmirhamphus Braziliensis, Ballahoo. 1858L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad 448 Hemiramphus. 1 species (s).. (s) Balaou. Ibid. 451 The balaou and gar-fish are commonly caught at night by torch-light, or with the seine. 1867T. F. de Voe Market Assistant 199 There are likewise to be caught in the winter season, fish, by towing over this bank, if a person has suitable bait, such as the ballaho, which they have generally in the West Indies. 1893Funk's Stand. Dict., Balahoo (W. Ind.), a halfbeak. 1896Jordan & Evermann Fishes N. Amer. i. 723 Hemirhamphus balao... If a valid species, this must be the original balaó, which is said to have the caudal bluish, and the common species will stand as H. brasiliensis. 1898Morris Austral Eng. 16/1 Ballahoo, a name applied to the Garfish..by Sydney fishermen. The word is West Indian, and is applied there to a fast-sailing schooner; also spelled Bullahoo and Ballahou. 1922Outing (U.S.) Mar. 253/1 For sail and other large fish they use a sardine-sized, sword-nosed minnow called a ballyhoo. 1949Esquire Mar. 81/6 Bait—mullet, squid, balao, [etc.]. |
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