English Explanatory Dictionary

Bombay duck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai
  2. A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army.

Word forms

Bombay duck Bombay ducks

Etymology

Uncertain. The first component may be a modification of Marathi बोंबील (bombīl), the local Marathi name for the fish. The second has been dubiously associated by folk etymology with dak (“Indian postal system”).

Synonyms

bamaloh bombil bumla bommelow
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