sea-galliwasp

English

Alternative forms

  • sea galliwasp, sea galley wasp

Noun

sea-galliwasp (plural not attested)

  1. (Jamaica, obsolete) Elops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic. [1705]
    Synonyms: ladyfish, tenpounder, sein fish
    • 1886, Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, London: Richards, Glanville & Co., Fishes, page 40:
      Elops Sawms, Sein Fish or Sea Galley Wasp of Jamaica.
    • 1832 [1808], David Brewster, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, volume 11, Ichthyology, page 136:
      The Saurus Maximus of Sloane, now Elops saurus, is the only known species [of the genus Elops]. It is found in Jamaica, where it is called the Sein Fish, or Sea Galley Wasp.

References

  • “sea-galliwasp, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  • Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, editors (2002) [1967], “sea-galliwasp”, in Dictionary of Jamaican English, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 397
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