mahseer

British

/ ˈmɑːsɪə /

noun

any of various large freshwater Indian cyprinid fishes, such as Barbus tor

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Etymology

Origin of mahseer

from Hindi

Example Sentences

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The golden mahseer and goonch catfish are some of the thirty flagship fish species which have now been prioritised for global conservation by the UN in a new report.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The list has recently included taimen, golden dorado and mahseer.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2010

The Viceroy, fishing in the Kabini river yesterday, caught a mahseer weighing 77 pounds.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-04 by Various

There he met the mahseer of the Poonch, beside whom the tarpon is as a herring, and he who lands him can say that he is a fisherman.

From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard

The streams are full of fish, both trout and mahseer.

From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston

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