| 单词 | bombay duck |
| 释义 | Bombay ducknouna small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia. (in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, especially with curry. Also called bummalo. Origin of Bombay duckFirst recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby Bombay duckbombardon, bombast, bombastic, bombax family, Bombay, Bombay duck, Bombay hemp, Bombay Hills, bombazine, bomb bay, bomb belt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Bombay duckBombay duck nouna teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae . It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savouryAlso called: bummalo Word Origin for Bombay duckC19: changed from bombil (see bummalo) through association with Bombay (now Mumbai), from which it was exported Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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