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单词 bombay duck
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Bombay duck, 
    1. Fisha small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia.
    2. Food(in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, esp. with curry. Also called bummalo. 
    • 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bombay duck n
  1. a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae. It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury
    Also called: bummalo
Etymology: 19th Century: changed from bombil (see bummalo) through association with Bombay (now Mumbai), from which it was exported
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