Bombil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bombil is a noun meaning The lizardfish (Harpadon nehereus), the Bombay duck, or bummalo, native to the Arabian Sea.
Meaning
The lizardfish (Harpadon nehereus), the Bombay duck, or bummalo, native to the Arabian Sea.
Example Sentences
Those who plunge into the novel soon find themselves thrashing in a sea of words and sentences (“On Maganchand Road the thela-wallahs already had their fruit piled high, and the fishsellers were laying out bangda and bombil and paaplet on their slabs”) unencumbered by italics or explication.
Word Forms
- bombils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bummalo, bummalow, hogfish, bouri, dogfish, balloonfish.
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