ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mulloway

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mulloway is a noun meaning Any of the species Argyrosomus japonicus of large fish, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia, prized for sport.

Meaning

Any of the species Argyrosomus japonicus of large fish, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia, prized for sport.

Example Sentences

I clawed my way up a long, evil hissing slope and saw the light on the lonely beach and my father with a mulloway slung across his back like an aura […].
To us, a rainy day may mean that we have to rug up and stay inside out of the elements, but the coming of a storm or the rising swell will find a mulloway that lives and feeds along the beaches, waiting around a river entrance for the mullet.

Word Forms

Synonyms for mulloway

Depending on context, synonyms include jewfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jewfish, mugil, mugiliform, mullid, kingfish, mulloid.

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