mudsuckern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdˌsʌkə/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌsəkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, sucker n.

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + sucker n.

1. Any of various birds, esp. waders, that obtain their food from mud.

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1678 J. Ray in tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. Pref. The most delicate of these [water-fowl] are those we have termed Mud-suckers, that with their long Nebs thrust into the Earth suck out of the Mud or Ouze a fatty juyce.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiii. 313/1 Mudsuckers, Birds that suck and dabble in muddy waters.

1917 Wilson Bull. 29 79 Mud-suckers, little birds.

1970 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 719/1 Big mudsucker—semipalmated sandpiper; little mudsucker—least sandpiper.

2. U.S. Any of various North American freshwater fishes that feed on the bottom of streams and ponds; esp. a goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, often used as bait.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Catostomidae (suckers) > member of (sucker)

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1820 Western Rev. 2 361 Toad Mudcat, Pylodictis limosus,..bears the name of..Mudsucker, and Toadfish.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 143 Gaspergou is an Indian word..applied by Louisianians to anything fishy from the sheepshead to the mudsucker.

1990 River News-Herald (Rio Vista, California) 21 Nov. 8/3 He hooked into these striped bass... Both were caught on mudsuckers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mudsucker
释义	mudsuckern. Brit. /ˈmʌdˌsʌkə/, U.S. /ˈmədˌsəkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, sucker n. Etymology: < mud n.¹ + sucker n. 1. Any of various birds, esp. waders, that obtain their food from mud. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird waterfowla1382 swimmer1399 waterbird1440 naff1553 mudsucker1678 1678 J. Ray in tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. Pref. The most delicate of these [water-fowl] are those we have termed Mud-suckers, that with their long Nebs thrust into the Earth suck out of the Mud or Ouze a fatty juyce. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiii. 313/1 Mudsuckers, Birds that suck and dabble in muddy waters. 1917 Wilson Bull. 29 79 Mud-suckers, little birds. 1970 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. 719/1 Big mudsucker—semipalmated sandpiper; little mudsucker—least sandpiper. 2. U.S. Any of various North American freshwater fishes that feed on the bottom of streams and ponds; esp. a goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, often used as bait. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Catostomidae (suckers) > member of (sucker) sucker1753 sucker1772 mudsucker1820 catostomid1889 1820 Western Rev. 2 361 Toad Mudcat, Pylodictis limosus,..bears the name of..Mudsucker, and Toadfish. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 143 Gaspergou is an Indian word..applied by Louisianians to anything fishy from the sheepshead to the mudsucker. 1990 River News-Herald (Rio Vista, California) 21 Nov. 8/3 He hooked into these striped bass... Both were caught on mudsuckers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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