different between mulloway vs jewie

mulloway

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Probably from Ngarrindjeri malowe.

Noun

mulloway (plural mulloways)

  1. Any of several large, predatory fish, of the genus Argyrosomus, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia; they are prized as sport.
    • 1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador 2012, p. 79:
      I clawed my way up a long, evil hissing slope and saw the light on the lonely beach and my father with a mulloway slung across his back like an aura […].

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jewie

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From jewel +? -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

jewie (plural jewies)

  1. (Australia) A fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus; a type of mulloway.

Synonyms

  • (Argyrosomus hololepidotus): butterfish, jew, jewfish, kabeljou, mulloway

See also

  • Argyrosomus hololepidotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

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