walking fishn.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/,

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/,

/ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/,

/ˈwɑkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/,

/ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking adj., fish n.¹

Etymology: < walking adj. + fish n.¹

1. Any of various fishes capable of propelling themselves for short distances on land, including mudskippers (family Gobiidae) and snakeheads (family Channidae). Cf. walking catfish n. at walking adj. Compounds.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > member of genus Antennarius

toad-fish1612

mousefish1818

walking fish1840

frogfish1931

frog1985

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > member of order Ophiocephaliformes

walking fish1885

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > member of family Callichthyidae

hassar1828

hardback1841

walking fish1885

1840 S. G. Goodrich Pict. Geogr. World 44 In the West Indies, there is a kind of walking fish, which takes to the land, and throws itself along by jerks, in this way traveling considerable distances.

1885 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) III. 1041 Walking Fishes of India are species of Ophiocephalidæ. The hissar, or walking fish of S. America, is a species of Callichthys.

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. ii. 293 The big-eyed walking fish of the mangroves, which the learned have named Periophthalmus koelreuteri.

1935 Jrnl. Paleontol. 9 55/1 Modern ‘walking fish’ use the pectoral fins as organs of propulsion over the land, but Paramphibius had advanced beyond such a stage.

1989 S. J. Gould Wonderful Life (1991) 317 The few modern fishes that scurry across mud flats, including Periophthalmus, the ‘walking fish’, pull their bodies along and do not stride with their fins.

2. English regional (Lincolnshire). = silver-fish n. 2. Now rare.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Apterygota or Ametabola > [noun] > order Collembola > member of

springtail1781

skip-tail1839

silver-fish1855

collembolan1873

walking fish1877

shiner1914

collem1924

silver lady-

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 266/2 Walking-fish, a small silvery insect.

1889 Notes & Queries 28 Dec. 513/1 ‘Silver fish’ are known in Lincolnshire as ‘walking fish’, and are said to destroy woodwork and woollen clothes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walking fish
释义	walking fishn. Brit. /ˌwɔːkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/, /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwɔkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/, /ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/, /ˈwɑkɪŋ ˌfɪʃ/, /ˌwɑkɪŋ ˈfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walking adj., fish n.¹ Etymology: < walking adj. + fish n.¹ 1. Any of various fishes capable of propelling themselves for short distances on land, including mudskippers (family Gobiidae) and snakeheads (family Channidae). Cf. walking catfish n. at walking adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > member of genus Antennarius toad-fish1612 mousefish1818 walking fish1840 frogfish1931 frog1985 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > member of order Ophiocephaliformes walking fish1885 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > member of family Callichthyidae hassar1828 hardback1841 walking fish1885 1840 S. G. Goodrich Pict. Geogr. World 44 In the West Indies, there is a kind of walking fish, which takes to the land, and throws itself along by jerks, in this way traveling considerable distances. 1885 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 3) III. 1041 Walking Fishes of India are species of Ophiocephalidæ. The hissar, or walking fish of S. America, is a species of Callichthys. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. ii. 293 The big-eyed walking fish of the mangroves, which the learned have named Periophthalmus koelreuteri. 1935 Jrnl. Paleontol. 9 55/1 Modern ‘walking fish’ use the pectoral fins as organs of propulsion over the land, but Paramphibius had advanced beyond such a stage. 1989 S. J. Gould Wonderful Life (1991) 317 The few modern fishes that scurry across mud flats, including Periophthalmus, the ‘walking fish’, pull their bodies along and do not stride with their fins. 2. English regional (Lincolnshire). = silver-fish n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Apterygota or Ametabola > [noun] > order Collembola > member of springtail1781 skip-tail1839 silver-fish1855 collembolan1873 walking fish1877 shiner1914 collem1924 silver lady- 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 266/2 Walking-fish, a small silvery insect. 1889 Notes & Queries 28 Dec. 513/1 ‘Silver fish’ are known in Lincolnshire as ‘walking fish’, and are said to destroy woodwork and woollen clothes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1840
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