Bombay duck
Bombay duck noun: an edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai.
Noun
Bombay duck (plural Bombay ducks)
- An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai
- Synonyms:
- bamaloh, bombil, bumla, bommelow
- A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army.
- For her sake he recounted his Indian experiences — told of his arrival in India; […] of the Bombay Ducks, that celebrated European regiment, of whom every man could drink a quart of rum a day, and fight a pitched battle if need were.1872, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Three to One, page 42
Bombay duck meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Myanmar
Bombay duck in Tamil
- பம்பாய் வாத்து மீன், வங்கவராசி
Bombay duck in Marathi
- An edible lizardfish, found around Mumbai
- बोंबील bombīl
Bombay duck in Myanmar
- An edible lizardfish, found around Mumbai
- အာပဲ့ခြောက် apai.hkrauk
Synonyms of Bombay duck
- bamaloh
- bombil
- bumla
- bommelow
Forms of Bombay duck
| plural | Bombay ducks |
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Origin of Bombay duck
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”).
Questions about Bombay duck
- What does Bombay duck mean?
- Bombay duck means an edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai.
- What is Bombay duck in Tamil?
- Bombay duck in Tamil is பம்பாய் வாத்து மீன், வங்கவராசி. See Bombay duck meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Bombay duck?
- Bombay duck is a noun.
- What is the plural of Bombay duck?
- The plural of Bombay duck is Bombay ducks.
Words near Bombay duck in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Bombay duck (page history and authors); bombay duck (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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