英语词汇midshipman fish的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	midshipman fish
词源	midshipman fish. Native to mainland America, the midship- man fish (Porichthys notatus) has golden spots on each side like the brass buttons on a midshipman’s coat. Familiar along the Pa- cific coast, the luminescent midshipman is also called the talk- ing fish, the grunter, the grunt, and the singing fish. The sound it makes when disturbed—made by vibrating its air bladder—is actually similar to the croak of a tree frog.
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