Sea Poker (Noun)
Meaning
Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Research indicated that sea_poker is often found near kelp forests in the deeper waters of the northern Pacific.
- Commercial fishermen target other species, but sea_poker occasionally ends up in their nets as bycatch.
- Hapless divers encounter a school of small fish, including sea_poker, while examining a Pacific reef.
- An aquarium curator specialized in showcasing sea_poker, as well as other unusual species from the north Pacific.
- The biologist devoted her thesis to researching habitat distribution of various species, including the lesser-known sea_poker.