"Bombay duck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bombay ducks [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. The first component may be a modification of Marathi बोंबील (bombīl), the local Marathi name for the fish. The second has been dubiously associated by folk etymology with dak (“Indian postal system”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m+|mr|बोंबील}} Marathi बोंबील (bombīl), {{m|en|dak||Indian postal system}} dak (“Indian postal system”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bombay duck (plural Bombay ducks)
  1. An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai Synonyms (Harpadon nehereus): bamaloh, bombil, bumla, bommelow Translations (An edible lizardfish, found around Mumbai): အာပဲ့ခြောက် (apai.hkrauk) (Burmese), bumalo (Italian), bombajka [feminine] (Polish), harpadon bombil [masculine] (Polish), bymalo [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Bombay_duck-en-noun-Z0vjXt6y Disambiguation of 'Harpadon nehereus': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'An edible lizardfish, found around Mumbai': 85 15
  2. (India, historical, slang) A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army. Tags: India, historical, slang Categories (lifeform): Aulopiform fish
    Sense id: en-Bombay_duck-en-noun-0-tajqi4 Disambiguation of Aulopiform fish: 17 83 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78

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