| 释义 |
‖ piaba|piːˈɑːbə|
[Tupi piaba, also piav', piau.]
A small fresh-water fish of the size of a minnow, found in Brazilian rivers.
[1648Marcgrave Hist. Nat. Brasil. 170 Piaba Brasiliensibus; magnitudine nostratis Eldrize..pisciculus 2 aut 3 digitos longus.] 1686Ray & Willoughby Hist. Pisc. 269. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Piaba,..the name of a small fresh-water fish..in the Brasils..a well-tasted fish, and much esteemed by the Natives. 1846G. Gardner Trav. Brazil 126. 1869 R. F. Burton Highl. Brazil II. 13 They can catch half-a-dozen sprat-like ‘piabas’ or ‘piaus’ by heaving up a calabash full of water. |