jewie
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See also: Jewie
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From jewel + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).[1]
Noun[edit]
jewie (plural jewies)
- (Australia) A fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus; a type of mulloway.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Argyrosomus hololepidotus): butterfish, jew, jewfish, kabeljou, mulloway, Madagascar meagre
References[edit]
Argyrosomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Argyrosomus hololepidotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- ^ 2007, South Australian Government PIRSA Fisheries — Mulloway also contain enlarged otoliths or ‘ear bones’ which are often collected for jewellery items. This attribute has led eastern Staters in particular to refer to them as ‘jewies’ or jew fish (after ‘jewel fish’).