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Bombay duck
noun
- a small lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, inhabiting river mouths and estuaries of Asia.
- (in India) the flesh of this fish, impregnated with asafetida, dried, salted, and used as a condiment or relish, especially with curry.
Bombay duck
noun
- a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus , that resembles and is related to the lizard fishes: family Harpodontidae . It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury Also calledbummalo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bombay duck1
First recorded in 1665–75
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bombay duck1
C19: changed from bombil (see bummalo ) through association with Bombay (now Mumbai), from which it was exported
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