snoek

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#1·15h ago

(South Africa, Transkei) Any of several species of barracuda.

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#2·15h ago

(South Africa) An edible fish, , native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.

2003, Oceanographic Literature Review, Volume 50, Issues 1-2600, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=it1XAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Snoek+%28Thyrsites+atun%29+is+a+valuable+commercial+species%22+-intitle:%22%22&dq=%22Snoek+%28Thyrsites+atun%29+is+a+…

Origin: Borrowed from , from , from , from . Some senses come from or are influenced by , a word that Van Riebeeck applied to the . thumb|pike (Thyrsites atun, snoek) for sale. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#3·15h ago

(South Africa, Natal) The queen mackerel, .

: Snoek (Thyrsites atun) is a valuable commercial species and an important predator of small pelagic fishes in the Benguela ecosystem. The South African population attains 50% sexual maturity at a fork length of ca.73.0 cm (3 years). Spa…

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