Bombay duck

English Etymology en. The first component may be a modification of mr बोंबील, the local Marathi name for the fish. The second has been dubiously associated by folk etymology with en dak Indian postal system. en Noun An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus species, found in the waters around Mumbai en India historical slang A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army. en 1872 Sir George Webbe Dasent Three to One 42 For her sake he recounted his Indian experiences — told of his arrival in India; of the Bombay Ducks, that celebrated European regiment, of whom every man could drink a quart of rum a day, and fight a pitched battle if need were. Synonyms Harpadon nehereus en bamaloh, en bombil, en bumla, en bommelow Translations An edible lizardfish, found around Mumbai Burmese: my အာပဲ့ခြောက် Italian: it bumalo Japanese: ja 手長水天狗 tenaga mizutengu Marathi: mr बोंबील m Polish: pl bombajka f, pl harpadon bombil m Welsh: cy bymalo m References member of Bombay regiment 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary en Aulopiform fish en terms derived from toponyms