"trevalla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trevallas [plural]
Etymology: Variant of trevally, though the terms are now usually distinguished as referring to distinct types of fish. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trevalla (plural trevallas)
  1. (Australia) Any of various medusafish of the family Centrolophidae, especially Hyperoglyphe antarctica and Seriolella punctata. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-trevalla-en-noun----E6NWa Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Stromateoid fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Stromateoid fish: 100 0
  2. (Australia, now rare) A trevally. Tags: Australia, archaic
    Sense id: en-trevalla-en-noun-iUosOiU5 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Atlantic butterfish, trevally

Inflected forms

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