river wolfn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvə wʊlf/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvər ˌwʊlf/

Inflections: Plural river wolves.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, wolf n.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + wolf n. In sense 1b after South American Spanish lobo de río (late 18th cent. or earlier) and Brazilian Portuguese lobo do rio (apparently 1863 or earlier: see quot. 1863).

a. A pike (genus Esox).

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Esocidae (pikes) > [noun] > esox lucius (true pike)

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1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xix. 185 Lupi. Pikes or River-wolves are greatly commended by Gesner and divers learned Authors for a wholesom meat.

1691 T. Heyrick Misc. Poems 103 The ravenous Pyke, the River-Wolf, whose Throat Like Hell promiscuously all swallows down.

1786 Bowlker's Art of Angling (new ed.) 22 The Pike..has also acquired these other suitable appellations, as fresh-water tyrant, river-wolf, &c.

1831 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Dec. 186 The autumnal leaf of a black gum..might by its brilliant red, attract the notice of the ‘river wolf’.

1872 All Year Round 7 Sept. 399/1 The perch, after all, is not unprovided with armour against its dreaded antagonist, the river wolf.

1953 Times 26 Aug. 7/4 Better, he says, to bask in the name so easily earned at home of ‘river-wolf’.

1993 M. Bricklin Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor 260 Pike, Northern... Nicknamed the ‘river wolf’ or the ‘freshwater shark’ for its savage nature.

b. The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, of South American rainforests.

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1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 66/2 This is the Lobo de rio (River Wolf) of the colonists.

1863 Canad. Naturalist & Geologist 8 149 The Lutra Brasiliensis of Ray is the lobo du rio of the Portuguese and Brasilian colonists. This appellation of River Wolf is given to it, we may conclude, from the barking noise it makes, and from its gregarious habits.

1983 E. Laidler & K. Laidler (title) The River Wolf.

1996 Independent 1 Apr. ii. 32/4 Giant Otters. A sanctuary for these beasts—otherwise known as the water tiger or river wolf—in their last natural abode.

†2. figurative. A river pirate. Obsolete. rare.

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1835 Court Mag. 6 33/1 They were river wolves, seizing upon every canoe which floated on those broad blue waters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	river wolf
释义	river wolfn. Brit. /ˈrɪvə wʊlf/, U.S. /ˈrɪvər ˌwʊlf/ Inflections: Plural river wolves. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, wolf n. Etymology: < river n.¹ + wolf n. In sense 1b after South American Spanish lobo de río (late 18th cent. or earlier) and Brazilian Portuguese lobo do rio (apparently 1863 or earlier: see quot. 1863). 1. a. A pike (genus Esox). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Esocidae (pikes) > [noun] > esox lucius (true pike) hakedeOE pike1314 ged1324 water wolfa1398 luce14.. pike fish1494 lucetc1550 wolf1555 lucern1615 river wolf1655 jack fish1659 luscio1680 lupus1706 pickerel1709 esox1774 fresh-water shark1799 pickering1842 northern1950 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xix. 185 Lupi. Pikes or River-wolves are greatly commended by Gesner and divers learned Authors for a wholesom meat. 1691 T. Heyrick Misc. Poems 103 The ravenous Pyke, the River-Wolf, whose Throat Like Hell promiscuously all swallows down. 1786 Bowlker's Art of Angling (new ed.) 22 The Pike..has also acquired these other suitable appellations, as fresh-water tyrant, river-wolf, &c. 1831 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Dec. 186 The autumnal leaf of a black gum..might by its brilliant red, attract the notice of the ‘river wolf’. 1872 All Year Round 7 Sept. 399/1 The perch, after all, is not unprovided with armour against its dreaded antagonist, the river wolf. 1953 Times 26 Aug. 7/4 Better, he says, to bask in the name so easily earned at home of ‘river-wolf’. 1993 M. Bricklin Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor 260 Pike, Northern... Nicknamed the ‘river wolf’ or the ‘freshwater shark’ for its savage nature. b. The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, of South American rainforests. ΚΠ 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 66/2 This is the Lobo de rio (River Wolf) of the colonists. 1863 Canad. Naturalist & Geologist 8 149 The Lutra Brasiliensis of Ray is the lobo du rio of the Portuguese and Brasilian colonists. This appellation of River Wolf is given to it, we may conclude, from the barking noise it makes, and from its gregarious habits. 1983 E. Laidler & K. Laidler (title) The River Wolf. 1996 Independent 1 Apr. ii. 32/4 Giant Otters. A sanctuary for these beasts—otherwise known as the water tiger or river wolf—in their last natural abode. †2. figurative. A river pirate. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1835 Court Mag. 6 33/1 They were river wolves, seizing upon every canoe which floated on those broad blue waters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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