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sea-galliwasp

sea-galliwasp noun: elops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic.

sea-galliwasp: elops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic
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Noun

sea-galliwasp (plural not attested)

  1. (Jamaica, no plural, obsolete) Elops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic.
    • Elops Sawms, Sein Fish or Sea Galley Wasp of Jamaica.1886, Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, London: Richards, Glanville & Co., Fishes, page 40
    • The Saurus Maximus of Sloane, now Elops saurus, is the only known species [of the genus Elops]. It is found in Jamaica, where it is called the Sein Fish, or Sea Galley Wasp.1832 [1808], David Brewster, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, volume 11, Ichthyology, page 136
    Synonyms:
    ladyfish, tenpounder, sein fish

Synonyms of sea-galliwasp

Forms of sea-galliwasp

alternative formsea galliwasp
alternative formsea galley wasp

Questions about sea-galliwasp

What does sea-galliwasp mean?
Sea-galliwasp means elops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic.
What part of speech is sea-galliwasp?
Sea-galliwasp is a noun.

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  5. sea-fronts
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  8. sea-girls
  9. Sea-Goat
  10. sea-going
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