marayn.

Brit.

/məˈreɪ/, U.S.

/məˈreɪ/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from an Australian Aboriginal language.

Etymology: Probably < an Australian Aboriginal language.

Any of several marine Australian fishes of the family Clupeidae, esp. the round herring, Etrumeus teres, or the Australian pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > miscellaneous types

pilchard1637

gerooma1705

cotton-fish1851

sprat1871

maray1882

1882 J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries New S. Wales 147 The ‘maray’ (Clupea sagax) is a very rich, oily, well tasted fish of the herring family.

1908 D. G. Stead Edible Fishes New S. Wales 25 Pilchard or Maray (Clupanodon neopilchardus).

1966 T. C. Roughley Fish & Fisheries Austral. 6 The maray also belongs to the family Dussumieriidae, and occurs round the southern half of Australia.

1987 E. M. Grant Fishes Austral. 65/1 The Maray is purplish blue above and bright silvery below.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maray
释义	marayn. Brit. /məˈreɪ/, U.S. /məˈreɪ/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from an Australian Aboriginal language. Etymology: Probably < an Australian Aboriginal language. Any of several marine Australian fishes of the family Clupeidae, esp. the round herring, Etrumeus teres, or the Australian pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > miscellaneous types pilchard1637 gerooma1705 cotton-fish1851 sprat1871 maray1882 1882 J. E. Tenison-Woods Fish & Fisheries New S. Wales 147 The ‘maray’ (Clupea sagax) is a very rich, oily, well tasted fish of the herring family. 1908 D. G. Stead Edible Fishes New S. Wales 25 Pilchard or Maray (Clupanodon neopilchardus). 1966 T. C. Roughley Fish & Fisheries Austral. 6 The maray also belongs to the family Dussumieriidae, and occurs round the southern half of Australia. 1987 E. M. Grant Fishes Austral. 65/1 The Maray is purplish blue above and bright silvery below. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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