noun
Meaning 1
The marine fish Lichia amia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: garrick
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leerfish
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History
Etymology
Partial calque of Afrikaans leervis, from leer (“leather”) + vis (“fish”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: صَرْصَرَان (ṣarṣarān) — Lichia amia
- Catalan: palomida — Lichia amia
- Chinese Mandarin: 鐮鰭波線鰺 /镰鳍波线鲹 (liánqí bōxiànshēn) — Lichia amia
- French: liche amie — Lichia amia
- Greek: λίτσα (lítsa) — Lichia amia
- Greek: λίτζα (lítza) — Lichia amia