Caranx hippos
- noun
- /ˈkɛr.æŋks ˈhɪp.oʊs/
- Specialized
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Caranx hippos
- Anglers in Florida often catch Caranx hippos while fishing near the coast.
Examples
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The diet of Caranx hippos consists mainly of smaller fish and invertebrates.
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A school of Caranx hippos can be seen chasing baitfish in shallow waters.
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Look at that Caranx hippos!
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The Caranx hippos is known for its striking appearance.
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A school of Caranx hippos can be seen chasing baitfish in shallow waters.
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Anglers in Florida often catch Caranx hippos while fishing near the coast.
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The diet of Caranx hippos consists mainly of smaller fish and invertebrates.
Synonyms
A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught
A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
Caranx + hippos
The element 'Caranx' explicitly denotes a marine genus of jacks, so a learner who recognises that could infer this is a species name and thus a type of fish. However, the binomial is a technical taxonomic label and the second element 'hippos' (no common-word gloss here) does not transparently convey the specific common name or size, so the precise meaning requires specialist knowledge.
Etymology
Caranx hippos is a scientific name made of two parts. The part Caranx names the jack group and hippos means 'horse' in Greek. People thought the strong, fast fish was like a horse, so the name now refers to the large coastal fish known as the 'crevalle jack'.
