| 释义 |
hassar|ˈhæsə(r)|
[? native S. American name.]
One of the genus Callichthys of siluroid fishes, found in the rivers of tropical America, and remarkable for building a regular nest and being able to travel considerable distances over land.
1865W. Houghton in Intell. Observ. No. 40. 262 These hassars, as they are called. 1883Wood in Sunday Mag. Nov. 676 Many of these rivers..are inhabited by a fish..popularly called the Hassar, or Hardback. Ibid. 676/2 The Hassar is as good a walker as the Climbing Perch. |