mahseer

mahseer
mah·seer

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  • mahseer — ▪ fish  any of several species of edible game fishes of the genus Barbus (barb), in the carp family, Cyprinidae, found in clear rivers and lakes of India and southeastern Asia. Mahseer have large, thick scales, powerful jaws, and protrusible,… …   Universalium

  • mahseer — /ˈmasɪə/ (say mahsear) noun (plural mahseer or mahseers) any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae (minnows or carp), found throughout South Asia, especially the Himalayan mahseer, Tor putitora, a game fish of Himalayan streams and… …  

  • mahseer — noun A large scaled carp of the family Cyprinidae, found in rivers and lakes of India, Malaysia, and Southern Asia generally. The mahseer is a prized game fish, but has been fished almost to extinction …   Wiktionary

  • mahseer — n. type of carp fish with large scales …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mahseer — [ mα:sɪə] noun a large edible carp of northern India and the Himalayan region. [Genus Tor: several species.] Origin via Hindi from Sanskrit mahā great + śaphara carp …   English new terms dictionary

  • mahseer —   n. Indian freshwater food fish …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • mahseer — n. either of two freshwater Indian fish, Barbus putitora or B. tor, used as food. Etymology: Hindi mahasir …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… …   Wikipedia

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