单词 | sheatfish |
释义 | sheatfish[ sheet-fish ] / ˈʃitˌfɪʃ / noun, plural sheat·fish·es, (especially collectively) sheat·fish.a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kilograms). Origin of sheatfishFirst recorded in 1580–90; earlier sheath-fish; sheath is erroneous translation of German Scheide “sheatfish” Words nearby sheatfishshear stud, shear transformation, shearwater, shear wave, shear zone, sheatfish, sheath, sheathbill, sheathe, sheathing, sheath knife Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sheatfishsheatfish / (ˈʃiːtˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishesthe European catfishSee silurid (def. 1) Word Origin for sheatfishC16: variant of sheathfish; perhaps influenced by German Schaid sheatfish; see sheath, fish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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