单词 | thunder-fish |
释义 | > as lemmasthunder-fish thunder-fish n. (a) a siluroid fish of African rivers, Malapterurus electricus, capable of inflicting electric shocks; (b) a European cyprinoid fish, Misgurnus fossilis, which burrows in mud, and comes to the surface before bad weather; also called weather-fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > genus Malapterurus > member of (electric cat-fish) raad1837 thunder-fish1882 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > member of family Cobitidae (loach) loach1357 grundel14.. groundling1601 smerlin1668 ground-gudgeon1867 thunder-fish1882 weather-fish1886 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Thunder-fish, a species of fish..found in the Nile, which, like the torpedo, can give an electric shock... The Malapterurus electricus of naturalists. 1886 Nature 25 Mar. 497/2 Additions to the Zool. Soc. Gardens..include..a Thunder Fish (Misgurnus fossilis) from Austria. < as lemmas |
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