单词 | spotted cat |
释义 | > as lemmasspotted cat spotted cat n. any of various spotted catfishes; esp. (U.S.) the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. ΚΠ 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xviii. 60 The spotted-cat..this fish is formed not unlike a pike. 1888 Science 9 Nov. 220/1 The varieties of edible fishes planted in these rivers include all the common kinds, such as spotted cat,..and pickerel. 1922 Field & Stream June 168/2 The spotted cat, however, rarely exceeds twenty-five pounds. 2000 K. B. Sutton Catching Catfish 18 In some areas they [sc. channel catfish] are dubbed blue channel, fiddler, speckled cat, spotted cat, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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