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单词 mulloway
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Definition of mulloway in English:

mulloway

noun ˈmʌləweɪˈmələˌwā
  • A large edible fast-swimming predatory fish of Australian coastal waters, which is popular with anglers.

    Johnius antarctica, family Sciaenidae

    Also called jewfish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a local mulloway, they occur around the southern coast off South Australia.
    • The mulloway feeds voraciously on other fish, and is itself a favoured prey of human anglers.
    • If you wish to fish on after dark for a while there is every chance of a mulloway.
    • Spinning for mulloway is a great adventure if you want to hook up with something big.
    • A recent release from NSW Fisheries indicated 70,000 mulloway fingerlings have been released into some NSW waterways.
    • In this area, commercial fishermen will not be able to target recreational species such as whiting, bream, flathead and mulloway.
    • Mulberry-lined creeks teem with - trust us on this - a bounty of bream, whiting, luderick, flathead, and mulloway that spill from the Watagan Mountains.
    • You continue in your column to applaud the release of 70,000 mulloway fingerlings and say that you look forward to the day when other species are also released.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Yaralde (an Aboriginal language of South Australia).

Rhymes

colourway (US colorway)
 
 

Definition of mulloway in US English:

mulloway

nounˈmələˌwā
  • A large edible fast-swimming predatory fish of Australian coastal waters, which is popular with anglers.

    Johnius antarctica, family Sciaenidae

    Also called jewfish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this area, commercial fishermen will not be able to target recreational species such as whiting, bream, flathead and mulloway.
    • You continue in your column to applaud the release of 70,000 mulloway fingerlings and say that you look forward to the day when other species are also released.
    • A recent release from NSW Fisheries indicated 70,000 mulloway fingerlings have been released into some NSW waterways.
    • Spinning for mulloway is a great adventure if you want to hook up with something big.
    • If you wish to fish on after dark for a while there is every chance of a mulloway.
    • The mulloway feeds voraciously on other fish, and is itself a favoured prey of human anglers.
    • Mulberry-lined creeks teem with - trust us on this - a bounty of bream, whiting, luderick, flathead, and mulloway that spill from the Watagan Mountains.
    • There's a local mulloway, they occur around the southern coast off South Australia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Yaralde (an Aboriginal language of South Australia).

 
 
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