mahseer
Britishnoun
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 Lake of the Golden Coin was a maze of ribboned colours where the mahseer rose to its surface in play or in pursuit of night flies.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
The well-known mahseer abounds in the rivers of the Western Ghauts of Mysore, and gives excellent sport, and in the opinion of some anglers, superior to salmon fishing.
From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)
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
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