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bummalo
CIDE DICTIONARY
bummalo, n. [Native name.].
A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon ) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bummalo, n. (pl. same) a small fish, Harpodon nehereus, of S. Asian coasts, dried and used as food (see BOMBAY DUCK).
Etymology
perh. f. Marathi bombil(a)
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