English Explanatory Dictionary

musselcracker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of two species of marine ray-finned fish, found in South African waters, belonging to the family Sparidae:
  2. Cymatoceps nasutus (black musselcracker)
  3. Sparodon durbanensis (white musselcracker)

Word forms

musselcracker musselcrackers

Etymology

From mussel + cracker

Synonyms

musselcrusher mussel-crusher black musselcracker poenskop seabream black biskop musselcracker seabream white musselcracker white biskop silver steenbras biskop

Related words

biskop
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