Definition of luderick in English:
luderick
noun ˈlʌdrɪkˈluːd(ə)rɪkˈlo͞od(ə)rik
An edible herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
Girella tricuspidata, family Kyphosidae
Also called blackfish
Example sentencesExamples
- Head around into the boat harbour with some berley and the luderick should be there.
- At Evans some nice bream and luderick are getting along the north wall.
- The luderick are still in the local haunts and the outside lads have not much to gloat about at all.
- The luderick are in amongst bream at the Evans walls while main beach has had some nice whiting being caught between the north wall and surf club.
- A few bream and possibly a luderick around the gap could be bagged.
- The luderick are also poking about in their usual haunts.
- Other fish on the go are pan-size bream, luderick and drummers (off the rocks) with some large flathead ambushing bait in and around the shallows.
- Bream are still around with the luderick in the local haunts as well.
- Around Munsies Bridge is another good spot for luderick on either one of the approaches.
- The bream and luderick have also started to fire around the Evans River walls.
- The luderick are coming on and off around Munsies Bridge and the Porpoise Wall.
- The best bait for crabs is the frame of a fish that has been filleted, eg mullet, luderick, bream etc.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Ganay (an Aboriginal language) ludarag.