German: scheuchenEnglish translation: to harry 
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Science - Fisheries | | German term or phrase: scheuchen | | "Das Weibchen scheucht das Maennchen immer rum". This is from a documentary describing sawfish (although it is not clear at this point in the script). I suspect it means, roughly, "The female is always bossing the male around", but I cannot find an exact translation for the term. |
| | | to harry | Explanation:
'to harry' (NB not typo for 'hurry')
Alas, some pairs are so beautiful until they start quarrelling. I have one pair with flawless fins that I just love to watch, and another pair right next to them where the female harries the male a lot and his tail is always ragged.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-05 16:34:56 GMT)
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If a male persistently harries its female tankmates, you may have to separate the male after mating occurs.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2004/fish.htm
be sure that when you release the female you stay present and can remove her as soon as spawning is over or if the male just harries her relentlessly
http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php?...
Sand sharks have been seen surrounding and harrying schools of bluefish
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Carcharias_taurus.htm
We once saw an army of silver hake harrying a school of small herring on a shelving beach at Cohasset, Mass.
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Merluccius_bilinearis.htm
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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-03-05 18:33:55 GMT)
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See debate concerning 'shoo' above. If the female were successful in shooing the male away (verscheuchen, wegscheuchen), it would not be necessary to contine the chase. 'Rumscheuchen' suggests more of a stalking, harassing pursuit. |
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Andrew Swift
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| Note from asker to answererThanks - in the circumstances this does seem to fit best.
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