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单词 river fish
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river fishn.

Brit. /ˈrɪvə ˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɪvər ˌfɪʃ/
Forms: see river n.1 and fish n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.1, fish n.1
Etymology: < river n.1 + fish n.1 Compare Middle Dutch (in late sources) reviervisch, riviervisch (Dutch riviervisch).
A fish that lives in rivers and streams; a freshwater fish, esp. one that lives in running water rather than still water.
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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 159 Many ryuer ffysshes may noȝt taste saltnesse of þe see, ffor..he deieþ sodeyneliche.
1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) iii. iii. 224/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Pike, carpe, and some other of our riuer fishes are sold by inches of cleane fish.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 95 They have little plenty of River fish, excepting onely Eales.
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 376 It yeeldeth Wine and Wheat.., and affordeth Cattell, Horse, and River-fish.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Lampern, a river fish of the lamprey kind found in many parts of England.
1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 10 The great or common Silure may perhaps be considered as the largest of all European river fishes.
1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 6 Worthy among river fish to be compared with sea fish.
1935 Royal Comm. Fishing Industry S. Austral., 2nd Progress Rep. 23 Larger quantities of Callop are marketed than of any other river fish.
2000 S. Fallon & M. Rothschild World Food: France (Lonely Planet Guide) 139 The Alsatian version of matelote (fish stew) uses river fish like pike, carp and especially eel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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