Nomi di base - Fish
Qui imparerai alcuni nomi inglesi legati ai pesci come "salmone", "squalo" e "anguilla".
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a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments
salmone
a large sea fish with a pointed fin on its back and very sharp teeth
squalo
a long and thin freshwater or marine fish that is like a snake, sometimes eaten as food
anguilla
a small oily fish of the herring family with silvery color that is used as food
sardina
a large migratory marine fish that has a very long pointed snout and is both a food and a game fish
pesce spada
any of the order of North American freshwater fish that are distinguished by having barbels and no scales
pesce gatto
any freshwater food fish of the salmon family that are found in cold waters of Eurasia and North America
trottole
a very large marine fish that has a long body and a long bill inhabiting warm waters, which is caught for sport
marlin
a freshwater fish species known for its ability to adapt to various habitats, characterized by its large scales and barbels
carpa
a small carnivorous freshwater fish of the South American origin that has sharp teeth and forms schools
piranha
a type of shark with a unique head shape that is wide and flattened, resembling the shape of a hammer
squalo martello
an intelligent sea mammal that looks like a whale and has a long snout and teeth
delfino
a sea creature that has a bell-shaped body, which is gelatinous and transparent, long thin tentacles and a poisonous sting
medusa
a sea creature with eight, long arms and a soft round body with no internal shell
polpo
an echinoderm that has five arms arranged in the form of a star and feeds on mollusks
stella marina
the microscopic organisms floating in the sea or fresh water on which larger animals feed
plancton
a small marine fish with an upright posture, a horse-like head and a curled tail
cavalluccio marino
a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast
calamaro
a marine invertebrate with a body full of holes through which water can circulate and nutrients can be absorbed
spugna
a marine organism that lives in warm waters and forms clusters of polyps, which secrete calcium carbonate to build a hard skeleton
corallo
a type of sea creature with a shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels, shrimp, lobster, etc.
frutti di mare
a large, black-and-white marine mammal known for its social behavior, intelligence, and adaptability, found in oceans worldwide and known as an apex predator
orca
an invertebrate with a wormlike body that is considered a marine creature and lives on seabed, with tentacles around the mouth
cetriolo di mare
a small shark with a long body that lives at the bottom of the sea
pesce cane
a group of marine fish that have the ability to glide above the water's surface by using their enlarged pectoral fins as wings
pesce volante
a migratory marine fish with greenish blue bars on its body which is a scombroid and is a commercially important game fish
sgombro
a large food fish that lives in cold marine waters with a small barbel and three fins on the back
merluzzo
a small bony marine fish with a large mouth and eyes, which has spots on its skin that shine in the dark
pesce lanterna
a tropical marine fish that is blue in color and predatory, which is caught for food
pesce blu
an aggressive type of shark that lives in warm and shallow waters near coastlines
squalo toro
an amphibious fish of the goby family that is able to move around on mud or wet sand
pesce mudskipper
a deep-bodied and large-eyed marine fish that can open its mouth very wide
dory
any tropical marine fish with no scale that fills with air in the face of threat and is highly poisonous
fugu
a cold water coastal fish that is a salmonid and is caught for food or sport, which has green, white, pink, etc. color bands on its body
trota iridea
a small sub-Arctic whale that is white, from which caviar is taken
beluga
any marine cartilaginous fish with a flat body and eyes on the upper surface, which swims using large pectoral fins
raia
a small shoaling fish that is used as food or as bait and resembles herrings
alici
any North American perciform fish that inhabit fresh waters and have lean bodies
branzino
a freshwater bony fish with a long body that is able to breathe out of water
pesce polmonare
a South American freshwater knifefish that is able to create an electric charge in order to kill its prey or find its way
anguilla elettrica
any carnivorous freshwater game fish with a long snout and body that inhabits brackish or fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere
luccio
any silvery fish of the ray-finned family that forms shoals and is commercially important as food
muggine
a small Eurasian game fish of the cyprinoid family that lives in large shoals
ciceria
any bottom-dwelling marine fish with a flat body, a color similar to the seabed and both eyes on the upper side of the body
pesce piatto
a small freshwater fish of tropical waters that is a live-bearer and is often kept in aquariums
guppy
a small freshwater fish, black and silver in color, with long fins that originates in South America
pesce angelo
a very large animal that lives in the sea, with horizontal tail fin and a blowhole on top of its head for breathing
balena
a large sea animal with flippers that eats fish, can live on land and in water, and is hunted by humans for its fur
foca