morwongn.
/ˈmɔːwɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɔrˌwɔŋ/, /ˈmɔrˌwɑŋ/, Australian English /ˈmoʊwɒŋ/, /ˈmɔːwɔŋ/ Originally Australian.
Any of several marine food fishes of the family Cheilodactylidae, esp. of the genera Nemadactylus and Goniistius, found off the Australian coast and elsewhere in the Pacific, which are typically brightly coloured and are distinguished by elongated rays in the pectoral fin. Frequently with distinguishing word.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > member of genus Cheilodactylus (morwong)
morwong1871
tarakihi1873
jackass fish1880
magpie perch1896
1871 Industr. Progress New S. Wales 791 The..morwong..may be taken by the line in almost unlimited quantities.
1880 J. Inglis Our Austral. Cousins 298 From Broken Bay to Terrigal,..there are splendid fishing grounds, and the capture of..morwong, travallay, salmon, and hundreds of other varieties, would give exciting sport.
1906 D. G. Stead Fishes Austral. 119 The Jackass-fish is generally confounded..with the Morwong.
1948 F. D. Marshall Let's go Fishing 114 The morwong is a good table fish which grows to a fair size.
1978 J. Rowe Warlords 206 The red bream, snapper and morwong..were being hauled up from the reef twenty metres below.
1991 New Scientist 14 Sept. 23/2 Thresher and his colleagues..are beginning to answer these questions for three species—southern bluefin tuna, jackass morwong and inshore blennies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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