英语词汇miss lucy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	miss lucy
词源	miss lucy. A South African fish (Chrysoblephus gibberups) that is also called the “red stumpnose” and several other names. Wrote one newspaper editor: “I like the name miss lucy. Maybe in the days of the early fishermen there was a colorful character ashore known . . . as Miss Lucy and this fish was named after her.”
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