lancet fish 帆蜥鱼
lancet fish[ noun ]
large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
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lancetfish \lan"cet*fish`\, lancet fish \lan"cet fish`\n.
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish
({Alepidosaurus ferox}), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth
and a long saillike dorsal fin. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: lancet fish, wolffish.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. The doctor, or surgeon fish.
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.
chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]
1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or
injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose
occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as
wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual
operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[ae]todont
fishes of the family {Teuthid[ae]}, or {Acanthurid[ae]},
which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side
of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},
{doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.
{Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery
with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.
{Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.
{Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.
{Surgeon general}.
(a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical
department.
(b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the
chief of the medical department.