Bombayduck

Bombayduck
Bombay duck n.
1. A small edible lizardfish (Harpodon nehereus) of Asia, having a thin, nearly transparent body.
2. The dried salted flesh of this fish that is used in India as a relish, usually with curry. Also called bummalo.
  [Alteration of Marathi bombīla, bombil.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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