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pearl-fish

/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/

Traduction: Poisson petit et élancé, connu pour vivre dans le tube digestif des holothuries (concombres de mer) ou entre les valves des huîtres perlières, que l'on trouve généralement en eaux peu profondes parmi les herbiers marins.

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/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/C1formal
  • frPoisson petit et élancé, connu pour vivre dans le tube digestif des holothuries (concombres de mer) ou entre les valves des huîtres perlières, que l'on trouve généralement en eaux peu profondes parmi les herbiers marins.

A small, slender fish known for living inside the alimentary canals of sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters, typically found in or near shallow seagrass beds.

  1. Small marine fishC2formal

    A small, slender, translucent fish that lives inside the bodies of sea cucumbers, pearl oysters, and other marine invertebrates, often found in shallow seagrass beds.

    frpoisson-perle

    • The pearl-fish was discovered living inside a sea cucumber.
    • Researchers observed the pearl-fish hiding between the shells of pearl oysters.
    • These fish are commonly found in shallow seagrass beds near tropical reefs.

    Synonymespearlfish

Formes
  • pearl-fish plural form
  • pearl-fishes plural form
  • pearl-fish' possessive plural form
  • pearl-fishes' possessive plural form
  • pearl-fish's possessive singular form