From Longman Dictionary hu‧me‧rus /ˈhjuːmərəs/ noun (plural humeri /-raɪ/) [countable] the bone between your shoulder and elbow Example Broken humerus and clavicle, again on the right The horizontal axis has the most frequently preserved part of the bone, namely the distal humerus and proximal femur Fig. 3.8 shows the percentage abundance of complete bones for…
From Longman Dictionary tail‧bone /ˈteɪlbəʊn $ -boʊn/ noun [countable] the small bone at the bottom of your spine Example Somehow he had landed on his backside and then had felt his tailbone knock the earth harder than was safe His voice was so low that it tickled my tailbone His voice was so low that…
From Longman Dictionary mus‧cle1 /ˈmʌsəl/ ●●● S2 W3 noun one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move, and that connect your bones together power or influence physical strength and power Example The group strengthened like a muscle U.S. military muscle This exercise works the muscles of…
From Longman Dictionary ræs a sea fish with thick lips and strong teeth
From Longman Dictionary whit‧ing /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ noun (plural whiting) [countable] a black and silver fish that lives in the sea and can be eaten Example Worm baits tempted small codling, coalfish and whiting Worm baits picked up a few small coalfish, codling…
From Longman Dictionary white‧bait /ˈwaɪtbeɪt/ noun [uncountable] very young fish of several types, used as food Example deep-fried whitebait The accent is again on fish, including seafood platters of king prawns, crab and whitebait When I first moved into my dressing room at the Lyceum, it gave off a heady fragrance of drains and whitebait…
From Longman Dictionary tur‧bot /ˈtɜːbɒt, -bət $ ˈtɜːrbət/ noun (plural turbot or turbots) [countable, uncountable] a large flat European fish Example And there is a familiar friend, a gigantic turbot, and a long black fish with an arrow-shaped head Alas, the turbot was less well regarded
From Longman Dictionary tɪˈlæpiə a freshwater fish found in hot countries that is used for food
From Longman Dictionary tid‧dler /ˈtɪdlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal a very small fish Example His tongue regularly darted out of his mouth and flicked this way and that along his lips like a tiddler under water The tiddlers of the aerospace world are also expanding If they were tiddlers he always threw them back…
From Longman Dictionary tentʃ a European freshwater fish
