seir-fishseer-fishn.
/ˈsɪəfɪʃ/ An East Indian scombroid fish, Cybium guttatum. Also elliptical as seer.
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1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxx. 379 In November and December they have great Plenty of Seer~fish, which is as savory as any Salmon or Trout in Europe.
1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iii. 53 The robal, the seir-fish, the grey mullet, and some others, are very good.
1883 F. Day Indian Fish 12 Drift-nets..are used for taking these two descriptions of fish, as well as for the seir fish (Cybium).
1913 C. F. Holder Game Fishes of World viii. 83 The Seer..leaps eight feet and has a fighting weight of fifteen pounds.
1971 Fashion Panorama (Ceylon) Apr.–June (verso front cover) (advt.) 12 lbs. comprising Seer, Crabs or Prawns.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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