Search Result for "sea_poacher":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters;
[syn: poacher, sea poacher, sea poker]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sea poacher \Sea" poach"er\ (s[=e]" p[=o]ch"[~e]r). Sea poker \Sea" pok"er\ (s[=e]" p[=o]k"[~e]r). (Zool.) The lyrie. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), n. 1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] Sea poacher (Zool.), the lyrie. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of fish.] (Zool.) A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sea poacher n 1: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters [syn: poacher, sea poacher, sea poker]