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mulloway

mul lo way |ˈmələˌwā ˈmələweɪ | noun a large edible fast-swimming predatory fish of Australian coastal waters, popular with anglers. Also called jewfish. [Johnius antarctica, family Sciaenidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Yaralde (an Aboriginal language of South Australia ).

 

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mulloway

mulloway |ˈmʌləweɪ | noun a large edible fast-swimming predatory fish of Australian coastal waters, which is popular with anglers. Also called jewfish. Johnius antarctica, family Sciaenidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Yaralde (an Aboriginal language of South Australia ).