garrickn.
/ˈɡarɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡɛrɪk/, South African English /ˈɡærɪk/ South African.
The leerfish, Lichia amia (family Carangidae).
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1881 Blue Bk. Colony Natal 1880 bb 21 King Fish, Garrick, Shad, Mullet.
1945 H. Gerber Fish Fare 42 Garrick or Leerfish. This fish is almost unknown on the fish markets but is very popular with anglers from the Cape to the Natal Coast.
2018 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 3 Aug. (E1 ed.) 23 There have been a lot of garrick caught on live bait.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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