puddingwife wrasse

English

Etymology

Perhaps corrupted from the Spanish name in Cuba, pudiano verde.

Noun

puddingwife wrasse (plural puddingwife wrasses)

Halichoeres radiatus, an American wrasse.

Synonyms

alaya (Jamaica), bluefish, doncella, lawyer (Jamaica), pudding wife (St. Lucia, US, Virgin Islands), puddingwife (Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, US), pudiano

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