单词 | kurper |
释义 | kurpern. South African. A name used for several freshwater fishes resembling carp, esp. Sandelia capensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous type porgy1725 knife-fish1799 kurper1831 goniodont1854 headstander1955 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > unspecified and miscellaneous types snot-fish1655 gilt char1673 vrac1673 carp1789 kurper1831 Prussian carp1836 grass carp1885 saddle carp1888 zebrafish1914 1831 S. Afr. Q. Jrnl. Oct. 19 Kurper... Inhabits most of the rivers towards the Southern extremity of Africa. 1902 Trans. S. Afr. Philos. Soc. 11 213 In an expedition to the interior, led by Surgeon Pieter van Meerhoff, we are told by him that in the space of 1½ hours they caught ‘beautiful Carp (Karper)’... This is undoubtedly the fish (Spirobranchus capensis) still called Karper in the Colony by the Dutch. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 285 Kurper or Kerper... Spirobranchus capensis, a well-known fresh-water fish. See Karper. 1947 K. H. Barnard Pictorial Guide S. Afr. Fishes 80 The Cape Kurper (Sandelia capensis) is a very well-known fish in the rivers and vleis of the south-west Cape... In the Eastern Province a closely allied species known as the Rockey or Bain's Kurper (Sandelia bainsii) occurs. 1952 Cape Times 31 Jan. 9/8 The casualties include yellow fish..mudfish, carp and kurpur. 1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Mag.) 8/5 The big kurper are found much deeper than usual. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831 |
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