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common name for a number of blue-coloured fishes, particularly the lake herring, or cisco, a whitefish (q.v.); the summer, or glut, herring (see herring); and the sockeye salmon (q.v.).
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Blueback — may refer to any of a number of unrelated fish species with blue coloration (particularly on the dorsal side), including:*Cisco (lake herring) *Blueback herring ( Alosa aestivalis ) *Sockeye salmon *Blueback is a local nickname for Beardslee… … Wikipedia
Blueback — [ bluːbæk; englisch »Blaurücken«] der, s/ s, Blaurücken, Handelsbezeichnung für Pelze aus dem Fell von Jungtieren der Klappmütze, einer Art der Seehunde. * * * Blue|back [ blu:bæk], der; s, s [engl. blueback, aus: blue = blau, blaugrau u. back … Universal-Lexikon
Blueback — Blue back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A trout ({Salmo oquassa}) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b) A salmon ({Oncorhynchus nerka}) of the Columbia River and northward. (c) An American river herring ({Clupea [ae]stivalis}), closely allied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blueback — Nerka Ner ka, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; called also {red salmon},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blueback — Blue|back [ blu:bæk] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. blueback, eigtl. »Blaurücken«>: 1. Pelz aus dem blaugrauen Fell jüngerer Mützenrobben. 2. Papiergeldschein (mit blauer Rückseite) im amerik. Sezessionskrieg (1861 65) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Blueback (novel) — Blueback is a short novel by critically acclaimed Australian author Tim Winton, published in 1997. It is subtitled: A fable for all ages . Blueback details the life of Abel Jackson, a diver and later marine biologist, from when he was 10 years… … Wikipedia
blueback herring — melsvanugaris šedas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Alosa aestivalis angl. blueback herring; blueback shad; glut herring; mulhaden; river herring rus. летний помолоб; сельдь помолоб; синеспинка ryšiai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
blueback shad — melsvanugaris šedas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Alosa aestivalis angl. blueback herring; blueback shad; glut herring; mulhaden; river herring rus. летний помолоб; сельдь помолоб; синеспинка ryšiai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
blueback trout — Oquassa O*quas sa, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small, handsome trout ({Salvelinus oquassa}), found in some of the lakes in Maine; called also {blueback trout}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blueback mullet — baltoji kefalė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mugil curema angl. blueback mullet; white mullet rus. белая кефаль; кефаль белянка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios kefalės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
