单词 | horned pout |
释义 | > as lemmashorned pout horned pout n. an American catfish, Ictalurus (formerly Ameiurus) nebulosus, introduced into western Europe about 1880; = horn-pout n. at horn n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > member of family Ictaluridae bullhead1674 horn-pout1798 horned pout1837 minister1839 channel cat1847 flannel-mouth1882 stone-cat1882 madtom1896 1837 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 20 July in Amer. Notebks. (1972) ii. 52 Fish caught—the yellow perch..and three horned pouts. 1839 D. H. Storer & W. B. O. Peabody Rep. Fishes, Reptiles & Birds Mass. 102 The Horned Pout..is highly esteemed as an article of food. 1890 K. D. Wiggin Timothy's Quest 126 The baby horned-pouts rustled their whiskers drowsily. 1969 A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Isles & N.-W. Europe 222/1 Horned Pout... A common fish in still or slow-flowing waters, it is found in many ponds, canals and lowland rivers in western Europe. Not so far reported as feral in the British Isles. < as lemmas |
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