mudskippern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdˌskɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌskɪpər/

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

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + skipper n.¹

Any of various gobies of the genus Periophthalmus and related genera, of tropical Asian, Australasian, and East African coasts, which are able to scramble over mud, along tree roots, etc., by means of stout pectoral fins.

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mudskipper1860

mudhopper1896

rockskipper1905

1860 F. Mason Nat. Products Burmah 854 Mud-skipper, Periophthalmus.

1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 58 Of all these fishes the mud-skipper Periophthalmus is perhaps the strangest.

1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 4/2 Exploring the mangroves [of Queensland] for the amphibious mudskipper fish.

1998 Nature 15 Jan. 237/1 Mudskippers are exceptional among fishes in their amphibious behaviour.

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

单词	mudskipper
释义	mudskippern. Brit. /ˈmʌdˌskɪpə/, U.S. /ˈmədˌskɪpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mud n.¹, skipper n.¹ Etymology: < mud n.¹ + skipper n.¹ Any of various gobies of the genus Periophthalmus and related genera, of tropical Asian, Australasian, and East African coasts, which are able to scramble over mud, along tree roots, etc., by means of stout pectoral fins. 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 1860 F. Mason Nat. Products Burmah 854 Mud-skipper, Periophthalmus. 1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 58 Of all these fishes the mud-skipper Periophthalmus is perhaps the strangest. 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 4/2 Exploring the mangroves [of Queensland] for the amphibious mudskipper fish. 1998 Nature 15 Jan. 237/1 Mudskippers are exceptional among fishes in their amphibious behaviour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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