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单词 sheatfish
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Definition of sheatfish in English:

sheatfish

nounPlural sheatfishesˈʃiːtfɪʃˈʃitˌfɪʃ
  • another term for wels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The largest predatory fish of the region, the sheatfish, is not common in the water bodies of Zarasai; only about 10 water bodies of the region, including Vencavai, contain this kind of fish.
    • The ichthyofauna is represented by over 160 species of fish (mackerels, pikes, pike perches, carps, sheatfishes, crucian carps), the sturgeons (white sturgeons, stor sturgeons, common sturgeons, starlets) being the most appreciated as the caviar is considered to be a culinary dainty.
    • That is why on channels and streams, one usually fishes for sheatfish, carp, perch, bream, crucian, etc.
    • The large sheatfish is also being reintroduced and the watery environment is being restored.
    • We saw anglers in the welcome shade of the willows fishing for sheatfishes.

Origin

Late 16th century: from an alteration of sheath + fish1.

Definition of sheatfish in US English:

sheatfish

nounˈSHētˌfiSHˈʃitˌfɪʃ
  • A very large freshwater catfish that occurs from central Europe to central Asia.

    Silurus glanis, family Siluridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That is why on channels and streams, one usually fishes for sheatfish, carp, perch, bream, crucian, etc.
    • The ichthyofauna is represented by over 160 species of fish (mackerels, pikes, pike perches, carps, sheatfishes, crucian carps), the sturgeons (white sturgeons, stor sturgeons, common sturgeons, starlets) being the most appreciated as the caviar is considered to be a culinary dainty.
    • The largest predatory fish of the region, the sheatfish, is not common in the water bodies of Zarasai; only about 10 water bodies of the region, including Vencavai, contain this kind of fish.
    • The large sheatfish is also being reintroduced and the watery environment is being restored.
    • We saw anglers in the welcome shade of the willows fishing for sheatfishes.

Origin

Late 16th century: from an alteration of sheath + fish.

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