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Lobotes surinamensis

Lobotes surinamensis

9.9
A large sea fish with a tail that looks like three parts often found in warm waters near the coast
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Marine biologists are studying the migration patterns of the Lobotes surinamensis along the Gulf Coast.

Examples

  • The Lobotes surinamensis is a prized catch among coastal anglers for its strong fight and delicious meat.

  • I caught a Lobotes surinamensis while fishing off the coast of Florida.

  • A large Lobotes surinamensis drifted near the surface, resembling a floating leaf to avoid predators.

  • Look at that Lobotes surinamensis!

  • Marine biologists are studying the migration patterns of the Lobotes surinamensis along the Gulf Coast.

  • The Lobotes surinamensis is a prized catch among coastal anglers for its strong fight and delicious meat.

  • I caught a Lobotes surinamensis while fishing off the coast of Florida.

Synonyms

tripletail
vsLobotes surinamensis
1 9.9

A large fish from warm seas that is good to eat and has a tail that looks like three parts

is narrower naming a single species in Atlantic waters from Cape Cod south
Atlantic tripletail
vsLobotes surinamensis
  • US
9.9

A large sea fish with three round fins that lives in warm Atlantic waters

is the scientific name for that exact species

Surface Forms

Lobotes surinamensis singular
Lobotes surinamenses plural

Morphology

Lobotes + surinamensis

This is a Latin scientific binomial rather than a compositional English phrase: neither 'Lobotes' nor 'surinamensis' are common English words (the latter is a Latin adjectival form meaning simply 'from Suriname' and is not listed in the learner dictionary). A B1 learner who knows everyday English vocabulary would not be able to derive the species identity 'tripletail' or that it is a fish from these constituents, so the meaning is not predictable from the parts. Although many languages use Latin names for species, that convention does not make the specific meaning transparent to general English learners.

Etymology

Lobotes surinamensis gets its name from how the fish looks and where it was first found. The fish has large, round fins that can make it seem to have three 'tails', so people call it the 'tripletail', and the second word, surinamensis, simply means 'from Suriname', the place where it was first seen.