Bombay duck

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. The first component may be a modification of Marathi बोंबील (bombīl), the local Marathi name for the fish. The second has been dubiously associated by folk etymology with dak (“Indian postal system”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === Bombay duck (plural Bombay ducks) An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai (India, historical, slang) A member of the Bombay regiments of the East India Company's army. ==== Synonyms ==== (Harpadon nehereus): bamaloh, bombil, bumla, bommelow ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== (member of Bombay regiment): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary