luderick

English

Etymology

A borrowing into English of the Australian aboriginal name for the fish. (Reference: Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, →ISBN.)

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Noun

luderick (plural ludericks)

1. The fish .

Synonyms

• (the fish Girella tricuspidata): blackfish, darkie, nigger, rockperch, sweep

Translations

fish

• Maori: parore
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