Murray cod

British  

noun

1. a large Australian freshwater fish, Maccullochella peeli , chiefly of the Murray and Darling rivers

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Example Sentences

The fisheries of these rivers are somewhat important, the chief fish caught being the Murray cod.

From Peeps At Many Lands: Australia by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)

I once saw Mr. Scott secure a Murray cod, floating on the top of the water, that weighed 72lbs.

From Expedition into Central Australia by Sturt, Charles

"Lots and lots—two kinds of bream, Murray cod, jew fish, and speckled trout, and awful big eels."

From Tom Gerrard by Becke, Louis

“That is the Murray cod, sir, or cod-perch, as we call it,” said the waiter, in reply to Ned’s question.

From The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent by Knox, Thomas Wallace

The triton of Australian sweet-water streams is the Murray cod; but he has nothing but his size to recommend him.

From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard