sea poacher

4 definitions found

sea poacher - 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.
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  Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish
        contrary to law.
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     2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]
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     Sea poacher (Zool.), the lyrie.
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  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.
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sea poacher - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]