dorado
| 11:26 Apr 11, 2007 |
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| 4 +1 | 鲯鳅 |
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| 4 +1 | 剑鱼, 旗鱼 |
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| 4 | 剑鱼 |
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剑鱼 Explanation: Dorado英文字意为「Goldfish」或「Swordfish」， 即剑鱼。烹饪术语中dorado多为旗鱼，比如干烧旗鱼，旗鱼米粉。 Reference: http://www.taitung.gov.tw/chinese/info/info_files/..%5Cinfo_... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1鲯鳅 Explanation: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=147 The Common Dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus (Linnaeus, 1758), aka dorado, dolphinfish, mahi-mahi ... The following is from the dictionary "Latin-Chinese-English Names of Fishes" published by China Science Press in 1992: Latin name: Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus Chinese name: 鲯鳅 English name: Dolphin (family) Coryphaenidae 鲯鳅科 Dolphin fishes (genus) Coryphaena 鲯鳅属 Please note that dolphin also refers to the well-known aquatic mammal, in Chinese 海豚： http://www.answers.com/topic/dolphin 旗鱼科 is Billfishes or Sailfishes (Histiophoridae)，剑鱼 is Swordfish (Xiphias gladius Linnaeus) |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1剑鱼, 旗鱼 Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-04-11 14:35:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- dorado = swordfish |
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