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Chinamanfish

Chinamanfish noun: a type of snapper native to the western Pacific, Symphorus nematophorus, which is a commercial food fish in some areas, but ciguatoxic in others.

Noun

Chinamanfish (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) A type of snapper native to the western Pacific, Symphorus nematophorus, which is a commercial food fish in some areas, but ciguatoxic in others.
    Synonyms:
    galloper

Synonyms of Chinamanfish

Origin of Chinamanfish

Chinaman + fish: the fish is relatively harmless in Chinese waters, but frequently toxic in Australia. Perhaps Chinese immigrants were noted for eating it when other Australians wouldn't.

Questions about Chinamanfish

What does Chinamanfish mean?
Chinamanfish means a type of snapper native to the western Pacific, Symphorus nematophorus, which is a commercial food fish in some areas, but ciguatoxic in others.
What part of speech is Chinamanfish?
Chinamanfish is a noun.

Words near Chinamanfish in the dictionary

  1. chinaman
  2. Chinaman on one's back
  3. Chinaman's chance
  4. Chinaman's chance in hell
  5. Chinaman's Peak
  6. Chinamanfish
  7. Chinamania
  8. Chinamaniac
  9. Chinamaniacs
  10. Chinamax
  11. Chinamaxx

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