jewie
See also: Jewie
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From jewel + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).[1]
Noun
jewie (plural jewies)
- (Australia) A fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus; a type of mulloway.
Synonyms
- (Argyrosomus hololepidotus): butterfish, jew, jewfish, kabeljou, mulloway
See also
Argyrosomus hololepidotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- 2007, South Australian Government PIRSA Fisheries — Mulloway also contain enlarged otoliths or ‘ear bones’ which are often collected for jewellery items. This attribute has led eastern Staters in particular to refer to them as ‘jewies’ or jew fish (after ‘jewel fish’).