A tropical freshwater fish native to southern Asia and Africa, with a strongly humped back, a small featherlike dorsal fin, and a long anal fin that runs from the belly to the tail.
细鳞弓背鱼。亦称KNIFEFISH
Family Notopteridae: four genera and several species, in particular the large edible Notopterus chitala of Asia
Also called knifefish
Example sentencesExamples
I think I been around the purple featherbacks too long.
Definition of featherback in US English:
featherback
nounˈfeT͟Hərˌbak
A tropical freshwater fish native to southern Asia and Africa, with a strongly humped back, a small featherlike dorsal fin, and a long anal fin that runs from the belly to the tail.
细鳞弓背鱼。亦称KNIFEFISH
Family Notopteridae: four genera and several species, in particular the large edible Notopterus chitala of Asia
Example sentencesExamples
I think I been around the purple featherbacks too long.