BUMMALO

Etymology

Noun

bummalo (plural bummalos)

Bombay duck (flesh of the edible lizardfish)

Source: Wiktionary


Bum"ma*lo, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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