Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fish Chilodactylus macropterus, also called
carp and jackass-fish, and in New Zealand by the Maori name of tarakihi. The red morwong is Chilodactylus fuscus, also calledcarp . The banded morwong is Chilodactylus vittatus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
perciform fishes comprising thefamily Cheilodactylidae.
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NSW Fisheries officers received a tip-off in February about a consignment of snapper, silver trevally and rubberlip morwong, Minister for Primary Industries Steve Whan said.
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NSW Fisheries officers received a tip-off in February about a consignment of snapper, silver trevally and rubberlip morwong, Minister for Primary Industries Steve Whan said.
hernesheir commented on the word morwong
It's a fish.
January 2, 2012