Archerfish

/ˈɑːrtʃərˌfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A small freshwater fish that shoots down insects above water with jets of water, using remarkable accuracy like an archer shooting arrows.

Etymology

From 'archer' (one who shoots with a bow) and 'fish,' a descriptive common name given because the fish 'shoots' prey just like an archer shoots arrows.

Kelly Says

Archerfish are one of nature's best physics teachers—their brain automatically calculates how light bends in water to aim accurately at insects 6 feet away, solving physics problems faster than most humans.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
弓 Fishes
kʷə ˈfiʃɛʃ
ARالعربية
سمك قوس
samk qaws
BNবাংলা
বোলার মাছ
bo.lar ma.ʃ
CACatalà
arc de peix
ɑrkt də pɛɪʃ
CSČeština
lukostřelec
ˈlukostřelec
DADansk
buefisker
ˈbʌː.e.ˈfiː.skər
DEDeutsch
Bogenschützefisch
boːɡənˌʃtʏtsəˈfɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
τοξοβόλος ψάρι
to.xo.vo.los ˈpsi.ri
ESEspañol
pez arquero
peθ arˈkeɾo
FAفارسی
ماهی تیرانداز
māhi tīrān.dāz
FISuomi
jousiampiainen
ˈjɔu̯siˌɑmpiɑinen
FRFrançais
poisson archer
pwɑ̃.sɔ̃ ʃaʁ.ʃe
GUGU
ધनुષ્ય વાળું માછી
dʰaṇuṣyː vɑːluː mā.cʰi
HAHA
kifi mai tsakiya
ki.fi mai t͡sɑː.ki.ja
HEעברית
דג צלף
deg tsalef
HIहिन्दी
धनुषा मछली
dʰanʊʃa macʰlī
HUMagyar
íjászhal
iːjászˈhɑːl
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan penembak panah
iˈkan peˈmbak paˈnah
IGIG
nri n'ime ụgbọ
nri n'ime ˈʊgbɔ
ITItaliano
pesce arciere
pɛs.tʃe ar.tʃi.e.re
JA日本語
弓魚
yumi-uo
KKKK
тетік баласы
tɛtɪk ba.la.sy
KMKM
តាមប្រាណ
taːm praːn
KO한국어
활어
hwal-eo
MRMR
धनुष्य बाळी
dʰaṇuṣyaː baːlɪ
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan pemanah
iˈkan peˈma.na.h
MYမြန်မာ
လင်းကြိုးမچھली
lɪŋ kʰjɔː mɛʔʃlɪ
NLNederlands
pijlvis
pɛɪl.vɪs
NONorsk
buefisken
ˈbʉː.ə.ˈfɪs.kən
PAPA
ਬਾਣ-ਕੱ SSH
baːn-kɑː ˈʃʃ
PLPolski
ryba łucznik
ˈrɨba wʊt͡sɲik
PTPortuguês
peixe arqueiro
peɪʃɛ ɐʁˈkejɾu
RORomână
pește arcul
pɛstɛ arˈkul
RUРусский
лучевой рыба
lʊt͡ʃɛvoj ryba
SVSvenska
bågskyttefisk
bɔːɡˈʃʏtːəfɪsk
SWKiswahili
samaki mshale
saˈma.ki mʃa.le
TAதமிழ்
வில் மீன்
vil miːn
TEతెలుగు
బాణం వేసే చేప
baːṇam vēsē cēp
THไทย
ปลาแม่ง
pla maeːng
TLTL
isda na may pana
ɪsˈda na mɛˈjana
TRTürkçe
okçu balığı
okˈt͡su baˈliːği
UKУкраїнська
лучник риба
ˈlu.tʃyk ˈrɪ.ba
URاردو
تیرانداز مچھلی
tiːrān.dāz maχlī
VITiếng Việt
cá bắn cung
ka baːn cung
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ńlá
ɛ̀kɔ̀ ɲla
ZH中文
弓鱼
gōng yú
ZUZU
isihlangu
iˈsihlɑŋɡu

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