Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney Flashcards
Mackerel
Noun
a sea fish with a strong taste, often used as food:
spawn
Verb
to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly:
to produce eggs:
Syn: create generate father hatch issue make mother originate parent procreate reproduce sire bring forth give rise to
Countercurrent exchange
countercurrent exchange. -countercurrent exchange เป็นวิธีการขนส่ง O2จากน้ำสู่กระแสเลือดอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ -ขณะที่เลือดเคลื่อนผ่านเหงือก ปริมาณ O2ในกระแสเลือดเพิ่มขึ้น แต่ปริมาณ O2ในน้ำจะสูงกว่าเสมอ ตาม diffusion gradient O2จะแพร่เข้าสู่กระแสเลือด … 2. การแพร่ของ O2 และ CO2 ในอากาศเกิดได้เร็วกว่าในน้ำ และใช้พลังงาน
hatchling
Noun
a young bird or animal that has recently come out of its egg:
Syn: baby calves chick colt cygnet fawn foal frogspawn fry gosling heifer joey offspring owlet peachick piglet poult spawn tadpole whelp
gulf
Noun
a very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast:
Syn: basin bay bayou bight cove firth harbor slough sound whirlpool
Eyelash
any of the short hairs that grow along the edges of the eye:
Syn: eyebrow fiber fur grass haircut hairstyle mane sideburn strand wig wool beard bristle cilium coiffure cowlick cut down feeler filament fluff fringe lock mop moustache quill ruff shock thatch tress tuft vibrissa villus whiskers frizzies split ends
Endothermy
การดูดความร้อน
Regulate
Verb
to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way:
Syn: manage, organize adjust administer balance classify conduct control coordinate determine govern handle improve monitor oversee readjust rectify standardize supervise adapt allocate arrange correct direct dispose fit fix guide legislate measure moderate modulate order reconcile rule run set settle square superintend systematize temper time true tune methodize pull things together put in order shape up straighten up tune up
Sluggish
ADJ
Slow and moving slowly
Syn: dull, slow-moving
heavy inactive lethargic listless slack slow stagnant apathetic blah comatose dopey down dragging draggy drippy hebetudinous indolent inert laid-back languid languorous leaden lifeless lumpish mooney off phlegmatic pokey sleepyheaded slothful sluggard slumberous stiff sullen torpid unresponsive
thrive
Verb
to grow, develop, or be successful:
Syn:
do well
bloom blossom boom develop flourish grow mushroom prosper shine succeed
streamlined
ADJ
improved or made simpler:
Syn: sleek aerodynamic modernized simplified
torpedo
noun
a long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed
fold
verb
to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way:
syn: bend crimp curl knit tuck
groove
Noun
a long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface:
syn:
channel, indentation
Cruising
Noun
the activity of going on a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places:
Syn: coast drift go meander navigate travel
