grenadier
/ˌgrenəˈdɪə(r)/noun
1
- historical a soldier armed with grenades〈史〉掷弹兵。
1.1
- （Grenadiers 或Grenadier Guards）(in the UK) the first regiment of the royal household infantry（英国）第一皇家近卫步兵团。
2
- a common bottom-dwelling fish with a large head, a long tapering tail, and typically a luminous gland on the belly长尾鳕。亦称RAT-TAIL.
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- Family Macrouridae: numerous genera and species.长尾鳕科：众多属, 众多种。
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- a reddish-brown African waxbill with a red bill and a bright blue rump蓝饰雀。
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- Genus Uraeginthus, family Estrildidae: the common grenadier (U. granatina), with violet cheeks, and the purple grenadier (U. lanthinogaster), with a blue belly.蓝饰雀属, 梅花雀科：紫色颊的紫耳蓝饰雀（拉丁名U. granatina）和蓝色腹的紫蓝饰雀（拉丁名U. lanthinogaster）。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French， from grenade （see GRENADE）.