mudhoppern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdˌhɒpə/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌ(h)ɑpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, hopper n.¹

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + hopper n.¹ Compare earlier mudskipper n.

= mudskipper n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Gobioidei > family Gobiidae > member of genus Periophthalmus (mud-skipper)

mudskipper1860

mudhopper1896

rockskipper1905

1896 F. G. Aflalo Sketch Nat. Hist. Austral. 248 The curious little Mudhoppers (Periophthalmus) of Queensland..springs [sic] in advance of the rising tide and leaps and skips over the wet mud.

1959 Listener 29 Oct. 738/3 The skittering of the mud hoppers, those extraordinary little fish that can climb trees.

1965 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 21 Nov. 14/1 The mud~hopper belongs to a special group of goby (or small fish) and is notable for its strange eyes and for the stiff fins which it seems to be able to use like limbs.

1993 R. van der Elst Guide Common Sea Fishes S. Africa (ed. 3) 202/2 The African mudhopper is an intensely territorial fish and males ‘flash’ their red dorsal fins when proclaiming their domains.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mudhopper
释义	mudhoppern. Brit. /ˈmʌdˌhɒpə/, U.S. /ˈmədˌ(h)ɑpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, hopper n.¹ Etymology: < mud n.¹ + hopper n.¹ Compare earlier mudskipper n. = mudskipper n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Gobioidei > family Gobiidae > member of genus Periophthalmus (mud-skipper) mudskipper1860 mudhopper1896 rockskipper1905 1896 F. G. Aflalo Sketch Nat. Hist. Austral. 248 The curious little Mudhoppers (Periophthalmus) of Queensland..springs [sic] in advance of the rising tide and leaps and skips over the wet mud. 1959 Listener 29 Oct. 738/3 The skittering of the mud hoppers, those extraordinary little fish that can climb trees. 1965 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 21 Nov. 14/1 The mud~hopper belongs to a special group of goby (or small fish) and is notable for its strange eyes and for the stiff fins which it seems to be able to use like limbs. 1993 R. van der Elst Guide Common Sea Fishes S. Africa (ed. 3) 202/2 The African mudhopper is an intensely territorial fish and males ‘flash’ their red dorsal fins when proclaiming their domains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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