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Definition of Armored catfish
1. Noun. South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armored Catfish
Literary usage of Armored catfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"... of the modern armored catfish Clarias mayur (figured by Goodrich, 1909, p.
381), as illustrating the deceptive effects of convergent resemblances; ..."
2. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"armored catfish, forming the genus Loricaria, the body is remarkable for its
elongated and slender form; while the head is depressed, with a more or less ..."
3. Our Search for a Wilderness: An Account of Two Ornithological Expeditions to by Blair Niles, William Beebe (1910)
"... or armored catfish, with a double row of large overlapping scales enclosing
their body from head to tail. ..."
4. Jungle Peace by William Beebe (1918)
"armored catfish they were, reminiscent of the piscine glories of Devonian
times —uncouth creatures, with outrageously long feelers and tentacles, ..."
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