"gwelly" meaning in All languages combined

See gwelly on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gwellys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛli Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} gwelly (plural gwellys)
  1. (Bermuda) A large marine fish, Megalaspis cordyla. Categories (lifeform): Jackfish Synonyms: torpedo scad, hardtail scad, finny scad, finletted mackerel scad, cordyla scad

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1970, William Beebe, John Tee-Van, Field Book of the Shore Fishes of Bermuda and the West Indies:",
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          "ref": "1984, Monthly Bulletin of the Bermuda Department of Agriculture & Fisheries:",
          "text": "[…] making better use of formerly under-utilized species such as tuna, wahoo, parrot fish, grunts, porgy, amberjack, gwelly, shark and chub.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Joe Brookes, Greatest Fishing: Where to Go to Get the Best!:",
          "text": "Besides bonefish, gaff-topsail pompano and gray snapper, anglers fishing the beaches, shallow bays and coral heads of Bermuda can take barracuda, gwelly, chub, and occasionally a yellowtail or a prowling bonito.",
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          "word": "hardtail scad"
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          "word": "finny scad"
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        {
          "word": "finletted mackerel scad"
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        {
          "word": "cordyla scad"
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          "ref": "1984, Monthly Bulletin of the Bermuda Department of Agriculture & Fisheries:",
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          "word": "finny scad"
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