sergeant baker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably named after Governor Phillip's orderly sergeant, William Baker. [1]

Noun[edit]

sergeant baker (plural sergeant bakers)

  1. The fish Latropiscis purpurissatus, of Australia.

References[edit]

Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, →ISBN.)