‖byter, noun

/ˈbeɪtə(r)/
Forms:
Formerly also bijter.
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans (earlier Dutch bijter), byt bite + agential suffix -er.
The small shallow-water blenny, Parablennius cornutus of the Blennidae.
Note:
In Smith and Heemstra’s Smiths' Sea Fishes (1986) the name ‘horned blenny’ is used for this species.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 59Bijter, The Cape name of Blennius cornutus, L.
1947 K.H. Barnard Pict. Guide to S. Afr. Fishes 185Common Cape Blenny, Bijter (Blennius cornutus),..Dark brown or chestnut, sometimes faint pale bars or blotches.
1949 J.L.B. Smith Sea Fishes of Sn Afr. 344Blennius cornutus...Byter. Blenny...Gives sharp nips.
1966 J.L.B. & M.M. Smith Fishes of Tsitsikama Coastal Nat. Park 112Blenny. Byter. Blennius cornutus.
The small shallow-water blenny, Parablennius cornutus of the Blennidae.
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byock, nounn.bywoner, nounn.
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