tailor

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


name given in New South Wales to the fish Temnodon saltator, Cuv. and Val. It is called Skipjack (q.v.) in Melbourne, a name by which it is alsoknown in America and Britain. Those of large size are called «Sea-tailors.» It belongs to the family Carangidae, or Horse-Mackerels (q.v.).

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