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Terms in English 1601-1610 of 8494

blue garoupa

[English] plural blue garoupas

A fish of the grouper family which is red with blue spots. It is prized in Chinese cooking.

bluegill (crappie)

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A freshwater fish of the sunfish family with dark blue gill covers and a black dot on the dorsal Finland. It is found in North America. It weighs about 1 lb (0.5 kg) and is generally fried.

blue ginger

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Pink shoots of ginger harvested when young. In Japan they are pickled in vinegar.

blue grouse

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A large member of the grouse family.

blue hare

[English] plural blue hares

A hare which is found in the Alps, Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. It has a smaller body, shorter ears, a larger head and longer legs than common hares and its fur turns white in winter.

Blue Java banana

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A variety of banana with a blotchy, silvery-blue skin and a flavour of ice cream.

blueleg prawn

[English] plural blueleg prawns

An obsolete name for the king prawn in Australia has a pale yellow, cream or light brown body with no obvious spots or stripes, and with a startling blue tail. They vary from 20 to 30 cm (8-12") in length and are found in mud, sand or on rocky bottoms in deep water all round the coasts of Australia. There are two types, the eastern king prawn with cream legs and the western king prawn with blue legs.

blue ling

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The blue ling is a small variety of ling with a long, slender, scaleless fish with a barbel. This is a variety which lives in the Mediterranean which is considered to be slightly inferior to ling.

blue manna crab

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Blue crab. A mottled blue crab about 20 cm (8 inches) across with blue claws. The blue crab is eaten as soft-shelled crab in the United States.

blue manna crab

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A variety of crab. A handsome crab found in bays and estuaries, preferring muddy or sandy bottoms, mainly from southern Queensland but found all round the northern coasts of Australia.