leerfish

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leerfish

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Partial calque of Afrikaans leervis, from leer (“leather”) + vis (“fish”).

noun leerfishes · leerfish

The marine fish Lichia amia.
Similar: garrick

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noun Lichia amia

中文	鐮鰭波線鰺 /镰鳍波线鲹 liánqí bōxiànshēn
Français	liche amie
Ελληνικά	λίτσα lítsa, λίτζα lítza
العربية	صَرْصَرَان ṣarṣarān

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"leerfish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leerfish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{leerfish_2026,
  title = {leerfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leerfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}