mulloway — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   Japanese meagresouthern meagre

   Examples

   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 […].

   More examples (1)

   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...

Noun

1. large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre

   Synonyms

   jewfishSciaena antarctica

   Broader terms

   sciaenid fishsciaenid