单词 | pond fish |
释义 | > as lemmaspond fish pond fish n. (a) any of various fishes reared or kept in ponds; esp. the common carp, Cyprinus carpio; (b) U.S. = pond perch n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > [noun] > defined by habitat > freshwater river fisha1398 pond fish1631 pulch1655 game fish1837 coarse fish1895 1631 tr. J. A. Comenius Porta Linguarum Reserata xv. §167 Pond-fishes are, a carpe, a breame, a pike.., a pearch, a tench. 1789 G. White Jrnl. 2 May (1970) xxii. 330 The long frost..has proued very destructive to pond-fish..except in those pools..thro' which passed a constant current of water. 1842 Nat. Hist. N.Y., Zool. iv. 31 The Common Pond Fish. Pomotis vulgaris... This beautiful little fish has derived one of its popular names viz. Sun-fish, from the glittering colors it displays while basking in the sun. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 78/2 The gold and silver fish are of the carp species... These fish are known in the street trade as ‘globe’ and ‘pond’ fish... The larger fish are ‘pond’; the smaller, ‘globe’. 1903 T. H. Bean Fishes N.Y. 484 The common sunfish, or sunny, pumpkin seed, bream, tobacco box, and pondfish is one of the best known fishes of the United States. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping Mar. 108/1 A viral infection called Carp Pox..is most common in pond fish in the winter or spring. < as lemmas |
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