appaloosa

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌæ.pəˈluː.sə/    美 /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern. US,uncountable
  2. A catfish. Southern-US,US
    — A big fish wends its way towards the shape the light makes, stops and sucks at air. Mottled brown and black, with a pink, appaloosa mouth.
  3. A horse of this breed. US,countable

词形变化

appaloosas plural Appaloosa alternative appaloosas plural Appaloosa alternative

词源

词源 1
From a + Palouse + -a. From the phrase "a Palouse horse", referring to the Palouse River near which they were first encountered by non-Native Americans. The river is named for the Palouse region.
词源 2
Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, itself an ellipsis of Apaloosa catfish, after the Appalousa people of Louisiana.
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