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Bombay duck — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombay duck — Taxobox name = Bombay duck regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Aulopiformes familia = Synodontidae genus = Harpadon species = H. nehereus binomial = Harpadon nehereus binomial authority = (Hamilton, 1822)The Bombay … Wikipedia
bombay duck — n. a dried fish, esp. bummalo, usu. eaten with curried dishes. Etymology: corrupt. of bombil: see BUMMALO * * * Bombay duck 7 [Bombay duck Bombay ducks] [ˌbɒmbeɪ ˈdʌk] [ˌbɑːmbeɪ ˈdʌk] no … Useful english dictionary
Bombay duck — Bummalo Bum ma*lo, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small marine Asiatic fish ({Saurus ophidon}) used in India as a relish; called also {Bombay duck}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombay duck — 1. a small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia. 2. (in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, esp. with curry. Also called bummalo.… … Universalium
Bombay duck — noun the bummalo (fish), dried and eaten as an accompaniment to curries. Origin C19: alt. of bummalo by assoc. with the city of Bombay in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown … English new terms dictionary
Bombay duck — /bɒmbeɪ ˈdʌk/ (say bombay duk) noun a dried fish (the bummalo), eaten as a savoury with curries …
Bombay duck — n. preserved flesh of pike like marine fish of East … Dictionary of difficult words
Japanese Bombay duck — japoninė lenktadantė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Harpadon microchir angl. Japanese Bombay duck; tinyfin Bombay duck rus. японский бомбиль ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lenktadantės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
tinyfin Bombay duck — japoninė lenktadantė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Harpadon microchir angl. Japanese Bombay duck; tinyfin Bombay duck rus. японский бомбиль ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lenktadantės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
