luderick

noun

lu·​der·​ick

ˈlüd(ə)rik

plural -s

: a silvery gray Australian percoid food fish (Girella tricuspidata) of shallow coastal seas and estuaries and tidal rivers

called also black bream, blackfish

Word History

Etymology

native name in Gippsland, Australia

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